Dear Parents and Carers,

Please find attached the letter prepared by HM Inspectors following the inspection of our school in November 2024.

We are so delighted and very proud of the young people and staff in our school contributing to something so special.

This has been a real whole team effort.

Two ratings of excellence is a significant achievement for us all. For context, there is a 6 point scale which is a tool for grading, the highest grading is Excellent and is defined as below.

An evaluation of excellent means that this aspect of the
school’s work is outstanding and sector-leading. The
experiences and achievements of all children and young
people are of a very high quality. An evaluation of excellent
represents an outstanding standard of provision which
exemplifies very best practice, based on achieving equity
and inclusion and a deep professional understanding which
is being shared beyond the school to support system-wide
improvement. It implies that very high levels of performance
are sustainable and will be maintained.

I am personally really pleased that the findings recognise what we are achieving, not just in that November moment in time but a measure of where we are in our journey and that young people and staff of our school community are recognised in such a positive way. We are also aware that Excellent does not mean perfect and we will continue to work hard for the Hyndland community.

Please accept my sincerest thanks for your support, your preparation and your contributions to an outstanding outcome.

We will share with young people via teams this week and celebrate more formally at assemblies the first week in February.

The full report, Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) has also been published fully with the letter and can be accessed by the public, please take the time when you can to read as this gives some context and sone real words of praise about the young people in our community.
https://education.gov.scot/inspection-and-review/find-an-inspection-report/find-an-inspection-report/details?id=3026

Well done to everyone and thank you,

Louise Edgerton

Head Teacher