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. You have a firm and sincere conviction that every pupil can, and will, succeed. You and your staff ensure that Audlem St James is a school that never stands still or becomes complacent. You have very successfully addressed all the areas for improvement at the last inspection. The teaching of mathematics has improved so that teachers provide problem-solving activities which lead to deeper learning and understanding. Pupils told me how much they enjoy the many opportunities they have to learn outside. You have introduced your ‘diving for pearls’ strategy in which teachers are working to ensure that there is extra challenge in all subjects across the curriculum. You have a strong track record of closely evaluating the school’s performance, identifying where there are weaker aspects and immediately implementing measures to improve. For example, in 2017, the progress of some pupils in Year 6 in mathematics dropped a little. Your subject leader for mathematics underwent additional training, cascaded this to all other staff, and now mathematics outcomes in Year 6 have returned to well above average.