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Motion · S6M-20492 · 20 Jan 2026

Calderwood Lodge Receives Exemplary Education Scotland Report

Lodged by Jackson Carlaw Standard Motion 29 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Calderwood Lodge Primary School, which is in Newton Mearns, on receiving what it believes to be an exemplary report from Education Scotland; acknowledges that, during a visit by a team of inspectors in October 2025, it was established that pupils are articulate, motivated, kind and proud of their school community, with the children making strong progress in the core skills of literacy and numeracy; recognises that Education Scotland identified a welcoming, nurturing, caring and highly inclusive ethos, which is underpinned by positive relationships across the school community and effective communications between staff and parents to embed the Jewish faith in the work of Calderwood Lodge as a core strength; further recognises that the Education Scotland inspection also identified a staff team with strong working relationships and a highly effective headteacher who discharges their duties with honesty, sensitivity and high ambitions for every pupil as strengths; notes that, based on the inspection, Education Scotland graded Calderwood Lodge as "very good" on the four quality indicators of leadership of change, learning, teaching and assessment, ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion and raising attainment and achievement; further notes that Calderwood Lodge is one half of the first Jewish-Catholic joint schools campus to be established anywhere in the world, alongside St Clare's Primary and that it opened in August 2017; commends pupils, staff and parents at Calderwood Lodge for achieving what it views as an outstanding inspection report from Education Scotland, and looks forward to the school community building in future on the very positive set of results.

Supporters (29)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.