The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection and the school has continued to improve. Following the retirement of the headteacher in 2016, links were forged with the United Schools Federation. This enabled the head of school to be appointed through a management partnership arrangement. You, the governors and staff are ambitious for the future of the school. You are committed to providing the very best learning experiences for pupils so they can achieve the highest standards. By developing links with schools in the federation, you have enabled teachers to work with others who teach the same year groups. Through professional dialogue and the sharing of best practice they have refined the accuracy with which they assess pupils’ skills and knowledge. This has ensured that the planning of activities in lessons is tightly matched to individual pupils’ needs. In addition, you have encouraged and enabled staff to develop whole-school approaches, for example in the way reading is taught. As a result of these actions, pupils’ learning is moving on at a faster rate than in previous years. You have firmly established a culture of high expectations for all and have raised the level of challenge for pupils. More pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics this year and you have effective plans in place to ensure that this improvement continues. Your honest and accurate evaluation of the school’s performance is understood by staff and governors. You identify precisely what the school does well and what needs to be improved. Confidence in the school is high because you and your governors successfully engaged staff, pupils and parents on the school’s journey of improvement. You place a strong emphasis on promoting ‘pupils’ rights’ such as the ‘right to be listened to’, and the ‘right to learn’. These principles are integral to the decisions you make and support pupils’ academic and personal development very well. Pupils enjoy school very much and work hard. The community values the school. ‘It is a wonderful, welcoming and friendly place in which our children can learn well’ typified many of the views expressed by parents during the inspection. You and your staff support pupils to develop effective learning habits, which, together with a rich curriculum that includes extensive enrichment opportunities, serves pupils well. You have successfully tackled the issues from the last inspection. By helping pupils to understand ‘what makes a good learner’, they have developed resilience. They know that making errors is part of the learning process and have the confidence to think, and make decisions for themselves. The feedback pupils receive from their teachers has been refined to provide them with personalised guidance. As a result, pupils understand their own ‘learning pathway’ towards a larger and longer-term learning goal. For example, having learned the features of explanation texts, pupils in Year 2 were able to write at length to explain why Mary Anning is an important person in history. Safeguarding is effective. You and your governors have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed and well maintained. All those involved in the school community are committed to keeping pupils safe. Information provided for staff and parents is readily available and regularly updated. The school’s commitment to ensuring that pupils’ rights are promoted supports the development of a vigilant culture where pupils’ welfare and safety are paramount. Staff and governors keep up to date with training. They regularly explore different safeguarding scenarios they could encounter, to ensure that they remain confident and clear about what to do if they have a concern. You place a strong emphasis on pupils’ personal development and help pupils to develop supportive friendships and to manage personal risk well. They talk confidently about how to stay safe when using a variety of modern technologies such as the internet, mobile phones and social media. Pupils feel safe at school and are confident they would be listened to and supported to sort out any issues should they arise. A typical view of pupils included, ‘teachers make sure we feel comfortable and safe’. A strong family feel pervades the school and parents express great confidence in what they describe as the school’s ‘fantastic’ care and welfare provision for pupils. As one parent noted, ‘children are respected so respect the staff and know that they can approach them for any issues they may have, and will never feel belittled or rejected’. Pupils’ exemplary behaviour, and above-average attendance, reflect the confidence they have that they are safe at school and looked after very well.