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Renfrewshire Council is leading the way forward in Scottish education after benchmarking itself against the national findings in the first ever report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIe) on the quality of provision across schools and pre-5 centres in Scotland.
The report, the first of its kind to be produced by HMIe, focused on the inspection findings from all Scottish local authorities between 2002 and 2005. Within Renfrewshire, they looked at 13 primary schools, three secondary schools, two special schools and 12 pre-5 centres. On receipt of the national results, Renfrewshire Council carried out its own evaluation and found that their pre-5 centres, primary and secondary schools performed better that the Scottish average in each of the sections investigated, with the special schools performing better than the Scottish average in six out of the eight areas looked at.
John Rooney, Director of Education and Leisure Services at Renfrewshire Council, said: “ I am extremely pleased that our schools are performing better than the national average reported in these findings. I would like to thank all our school and pre-five staff across Renfrewshire for their hard work and dedication. We will continue to build on our success and drive forward our standards to ensure that we remain at the forefront of education in Scotland.”
Councillor Roy Glen, Convener of Renfrewshire Council's Lifelong Learning and Work Policy Board, added: “I am delighted that we are leading the way forward in the education we provide our children. We are committed to providing the best learning environment possible and we have a strong team to ensure our children get the best educational start in life. I would like to offer my congratulations to all the staff who have ensured we have had some of the best reports in Scotland and hope to see our continuation as the top council in Scotland for many years to come.”
Renfrewshire Council compared the individual HMIe reports of their schools selected for the national review against the national averages reported to provide the following comparative figures.
Renfrewshire’s primary schools performed as follows:
- 100% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their teaching process. The national average was 93%.
- 92% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for the pupils’ learning experiences. The national average was 82%.
- 100% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their climate and relationships. The national average was 97%.
- 100% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their partnership with parents, their school board and the community. The national average was 96%.
- 84% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for meeting their pupils’ needs. The national average was 74%.
- 100% of the primary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their leadership skills. The national average was 83%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their overall attainment of S1 and S2 pupils. The national average was 60%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their overall attainment of S3 and S4 pupils. The national average was 67%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their overall attainment of S5 and S6 pupils. The national average was 75%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their teaching process. The national average was 94%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their pupils’ learning experiences. The national average was 79%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for meeting pupils’ needs. The national average was 72%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their structure of curriculum. The national average was 92%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their learning support. The national average was 86%.
- 100% of the secondary schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their leadership. The national average was 85%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their teaching process. The national average was 95%.
- 50% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their pupil’s learning experiences. The national average was 89%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their structure of curriculum. The national average was 69%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their climate and relationships. The national average was 94%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their pastoral care. The national average was 92%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their accommodation and facilities. The national average was 63%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their leadership. The national average was 71%.
- 100% of the special schools inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their self evaluation. The national average was 50%.
- 100% of the pre five centres inspected received HMIe’s top marks of good and very good for their children's progress in development and learning. The national average was same at 89%.
Press release: Tuesday 18 April 2006
