The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. The school has been through a period of considerable change since the last inspection. You and the governors have managed this well. The local authority audit in September enabled you to rethink how you ensure that pupils make the most progress they can in key stage 2. For example, you have received effective support from a local headteacher and you have provided helpful training to support staff. Your swift and effective action has ensured that pupils in key stage 2 are currently making good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from their starting points. Consequently, you have successfully addressed the issues from the last inspection. During the scrutiny of pupils’ writing, staff identified that pupils’ written English often reads like their spoken English. They acknowledge that improving pupils’ use of Standard English is an area for improvement. The review of governance that followed the audit provided useful pointers for improvement to the federated governing body. Consequently, governors are more effective in how they support and challenge Brancaster as well as having a more strategic overview of the federation.