The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You lead with integrity, purpose and resolve. This is because you believe passionately that all pupils in the school deserve to succeed. You have developed a strong team around you to achieve this aim. Leadership has strengthened at all levels in the school because staff are clear about their roles, feel well supported and know their contributions are valued. This enables staff to lead with confidence, whatever their role in the school. You understand the importance of succession planning to ensure that the school’s achievements are sustained. Consequently, the right people are always in the right place to take the school forward. Leaders are not afraid to confront weaknesses. You have instilled an open, ‘can-do’ attitude among staff so that leaders look for solutions collectively. As an outwardfacing team, leaders also welcome working with professionals outside of the school to improve practice. This approach has prevented staff from becoming insular in their outlook. As a result, they are receptive to new ideas and keen to learn from others. School leaders receive strong support from governors, who exercise their responsibilities with vigour and enthusiasm. They are highly committed, visit the school often and involve themselves in the life of the school. Governors provide effective strategic oversight because they understand the extent of their responsibilities. They hold leaders to account for the achievement of pupils by using performance information to ask the right questions of leaders. They also use this information to measure the effectiveness of leaders’ actions. Leaders and the wider staff have nurtured a positive, warm and vibrant school culture. Pupils enjoy school and want to participate because they are energised by school staff. Correspondingly, their behaviour is good and they respond well to the good quality of teaching they receive. As one parent who responded to Parent View stated, ‘The teachers and headteacher work hard to make this school and the children the best they can be.’ At the beginning of the inspection, we agreed on the key lines of enquiry to be considered during the day. These included establishing the effectiveness of actions taken to raise achievement for pupils at key stage 2, particularly in writing. We also considered whether attainment is rising in key stage 1 for different groups of pupils. Furthermore, we considered whether pupils are now being challenged to a greater degree and the extent to which leaders are fostering good relationships with parents. Finally, we considered whether safeguarding is effective. These lines of enquiry are considered below under ‘Safeguarding’ and ‘Inspection findings’. Safeguarding is effective. All staff are trained to know what to do and who to speak to should they have concerns about a child. Consequently, all staff know that child protection is everyone’s responsibility. Referrals are recorded securely online. They note comprehensively the details of incidents, action taken and the resolution in each individual case. Checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work in the school are complete, up to date and comprehensive. Pupils are aware of how to keep themselves safe, particularly online. They know that they should report any cases of cyber bullying, or inappropriate internet sites, to a teacher. Pupils who spoke with me reported that they do not think there is much bullying in the school. If it does occur, they said it is dealt with quickly and effectively. One pupil was adamant when she told me, ‘We don’t accept it at our school.’ The site is secure because staff have audited provision and acted on recommendations. As a result, access to the site and buildings is restricted at certain times and monitored. This helps pupils to feel safe. However, concern was expressed that these arrangements make the area outside of the school, which is by a road, potentially more hazardous for pupils as they wait to come in. Leaders are aware of this issue and are giving it due consideration. The very large majority of parents who responded to Parent View agree that their child is safe.