The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Based on the evidence gathered during this short inspection, I am of the opinion that the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in specific areas. This may indicate that the school has improved significantly overall. Therefore, I am recommending that the school’s next inspection be a section 5 inspection. The headteacher has successfully led significant improvements to the quality of education at the school since the last inspection. Pupils flourish in the stimulating learning environment both within the school and beyond. Pupils’ demonstrate an innate curiosity about the world, which is nurtured very well through a breadth of rich learning opportunities. For example, pupils develop very strong knowledge about the natural world that surrounds the school. Additionally, pupils make strong progress in the development of their reading, writing and mathematics skills, knowledge and understanding. You have established a highly effective and intellectually stimulating curriculum. Pupils were enthusiastic when speaking with inspector about the range of their learning. Parents are unanimously positive about the quality of teaching, learning and the curriculum. This was evident in the responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, describing the school’s ‘really wonderful learning environment’ and the ‘utterly amazing staff’. One parent’s comment, echoed by many others, stated, ‘The level of education and the new experiences… are the best I have ever known’. Governance is very strong at Peaslake Free School. Governors bring a range of helpful expertise to their roles, enabling them to provide both challenge and support effectively and in equal measure. Through visits to the school, meetings with staff and discussions with pupils, governors gather pertinent information to hold leaders to account and celebrate the achievements of the school. Pupils behave exceptionally well both in class and beyond. They are attentive, conscientious and intellectually curious. Through the curriculum, for example, pupils develop empathy for others by exploring the feelings of characters in stories. Pupils are kind and support each other in their learning. You correctly identify reading and writing as a strength in the school. Across all year groups, pupils read and write very well. Consequently in 2018, pupils attained significantly above the national average in reading and writing. Pupils’ enjoyment of reading is replicated in the creation of their own books which demonstrate excellent understanding of the structure and language employed in books. Where improvement is required, you and your leadership team take swift and wellinformed action. The previous inspection report noted the importance of improving the achievements of pupils, particularly the most able pupils. Consequently, your focus on improving pupils’ achievements in mathematics resulted in attainment that was above the national average at both the expected and higher standard in 2018. Additionally, you took swift action to increase the proportion of pupils who met the expected standard in the phonics screening check at the end of Year 1. You remain ambitious to achieve further improvement, for example by developing opportunities within the curriculum to extend pupils’ subject-specific vocabulary. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders, including governors, are diligent in ensuring that pupils are both physically and emotionally safe. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Risk assessments are carefully considered to ensure that pupils are kept safe both in school and beyond. Staff have up-to-date safeguarding training, enabling them to act swiftly and appropriately on any safeguarding concerns. Leaders’ checks on the suitability of staff to work with children are recorded appropriately and securely. The designated safeguarding leads have established a very strong culture of safeguarding at the school. Pupils spoke positively about how staff care for their well-being. Responding to Ofsted’s online survey, parents unanimously agreed that children are safe at the school. Through the curriculum, pupils learn about the potential dangers of the internet and how to keep safe online. Leaders have established a curriculum that promotes physical and emotional well-being. Pupils have a breadth of opportunities to keep physically active through specialist physical education and outdoor activity. Pupils also develop strong social skills through the curriculum. As a result, pupils at Peaslake Free School are successful, confident and happy learners.