Reaching high for the best for your child

We have just received the final, published version of our Ofsted inspection report and we are very pleased!

The overall outcome was satisfactory, with many good features. The new inspection framework, introduced in 2009, has 'raised the bar' and it is a great achievement to have sustained this overall judgement from when we were last inspected.

Pupils acknowledge the growing success of the school. One expressed the views of the overwhelming majority, saying, ‘We like this school - it helps us learn. We like all the lessons and the activities. We feel very safe in school; we know our teachers care for us.

Parents are positive about the school. One parent reflecting the views of many said, ‘Staff at this school are a very approachable and hard working team of people who really have the best interests of the pupils at heart. My child has jst finished two years in the Foundation Stage and has had a fantastic experience.’

Please take time to read the report carefully. There is so much to celebrate in the report about our wonderful school: indeed, the word 'GOOD' is mentioned 30 times, and there are some OUTSTANDING elements!! Click here to read the whole report, but I have drawn out the main strengths below:

The school has some good features, and the headteacher, senior leaders and governors are particularly successful in improving the Early Years Foundation Stage, links with parents and safety.

The headteacher and senior management team have a clear vision for its future improvement and have made many good changes in recent years.

The school ethos is friendly, warm and welcoming and relationships are good.

As a result of rigorous monitoring by senior leaders, teaching is improving rapidly and the proportion of lessons where progress is good is increasing.

A significant number of lessons observed during the inspection were of good quality.

Aspects of safeguarding are good because senior leaders rigorously ensure attention to detail. Parents appreciate the meticulous systems in place to keep their children safe.

Links with partners are good and contribute to the improving provision.

Pupils show good awareness of how to stay safe & healthy.

Curriculum enrichment is good and pupils enjoy a wide range of clubs and activities.

The provision for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage has improved dramatically in the last two years and is good with OUTSTANDING features.

Good progress was observed in a Year 6 literacy lesson, where high expectations, brisk pace and rigorous use of challenging questions ensured all groups of pupils made significant gains in understanding enabling them to compare and evaluate newspaper articles.

Links with parents are good.

The school has good capacity to improve further.