The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the previous inspection. At Bushmead Primary School, pupils are well behaved, courteous, attend well and enjoy coming to school. Children and pupils are enthusiastic about learning, try hard and take pride in their work. Consequently, by the time they reach the end of each key stage, such as the end of Reception, Year 2 and Year 6, they are well prepared for the next stage of their education. Ninety-nine per cent of the parents who responded to Ofsted’s online survey, Parent View, indicate that they would recommend Bushmead Primary school to others. This reflects the very positive attitudes of parents, who are supportive of the school and very pleased with the education it provides for their children. As a recently appointed headteacher at Bushmead, you have very quickly secured the confidence of parents in the new leadership and management of the school. Parents are full of praise for the quality of education that their children are receiving. They appreciate the ‘kindness and care’ given by teachers and consider Bushmead an ‘amazing’ school. Parental views are accurately captured in the following comment made by one parent: ‘If a school’s main aim is to inspire a love of learning and the ability to discover ideas, information and understanding with increasing independence then Bushmead more than fulfils this objective.’ The well-established staff team, motivated by your energy and enthusiasm, is working effectively to take collective responsibility for pupils’ progress and personal development. You are successfully galvanising the team to support you in your work. Staff feel valued and supported to develop in their roles. Consequently, the staff questionnaires demonstrate that morale is high and it was clear during the inspection that all staff are united in their ambition to improve the school’s work for the benefit of the children and pupils at Bushmead. This is creating strong capacity for further, rapid improvement. You have worked hard to get to know staff, pupils and parents as well as the context of the local community you are serving, very well. The overwhelming view of parents is that you have ‘made a positive first impression’. You have dedicated time and brought ‘fresh eyes’ to finding out what already works at the school and what could be improved to ensure that children and pupils receive an even better education. You are not worried about challenging the status quo as you remain focused on ensuring that all children and pupils develop as successful young people of the future. Governors are effective in their roles. The chair of the governing body has a very perceptive and realistic view of what the school does well and what is required to secure further improvements. New governors are being well inducted and are already demonstrating their strong sense of commitment to, and support for, the school. They bring a range of skills and experiences to the role. Collectively, leaders and governors provide clear direction to the school. You, leaders and governors have an astute understanding about what needs to improve in the school and are making good progress in improving the school further and since its previous inspection. Leaders are working effectively together and are ambitious about pupils achieving success in their learning. You have identified that the curriculum needs further development across the school so that pupils have more opportunities to practise their skills in depth across a wide range of subjects. You are also unstintingly focused on improving pupils’ progress at key stage 2 so that more achieve the higher standards. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed and of high quality. There is a strong culture of safeguarding in the school and the safety and welfare of children and pupils is everyone’s priority. The checks on staff to ensure they are fit to work with children are thoroughly undertaken to ensure all adults are suitable to work with children. Additionally, you and governors check and ask probing questions to ensure that, at all levels across the school, safeguarding is effective. A strength of the school is the pastoral care and support. This includes the inclusion team with the main designated safeguarding leader who is also the school’s family support worker. Staff act swiftly when necessary and liaise well with other agencies to ensure that pupils in need receive timely and effective support.