The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since the last inspection, there have been considerable changes in staffing in all areas of the school. The school has also formed a formal federation with Caistor Church of England and Methodist Primary School. Following your appointment as interim headteacher in September 2015, and executive headteacher in January 2017, you have brought much-needed stability. You have high expectations of staff and pupils and are aspirational for pupils’ success. Staff know pupils as individuals and relationships between staff and pupils are very good. You have created a culture where all feel valued. Parents and pupils describe the school as a ‘family’ and the community spirit is clear to all. You have developed strong working relationships with parents, who are extremely appreciative of the support that they and their children receive. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school. Leaders and governors have a clear understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. They are taking appropriate action to bring about the necessary improvements. Action plans are focused and specific. Leaders do not, however, routinely evaluate the impact of their work precisely enough to ensure that all aspects of the school’s work are as effective as they might be. Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school. They recognise that their teachers want them to do well and are keen to meet teachers’ expectations. Pupils are confident and articulate. During the inspection, pupils were keen to talk about their experiences at school. They spoke highly of their teachers and said that they enjoy their learning. Pupils understand diversity. They learn about different religions and recognise that others have beliefs that differ from their own. They are respectful of others’ differences. Pupils are kind and considerate. They collaborate well and are supportive of each other. Older pupils take responsibility for their younger peers. The formal federation has provided opportunities for staff to develop their practice. You have ensured that teachers have the opportunity to work together by timetabling common preparation time. Teachers are thus able to share best practice and learn from one another. You have also introduced a new approach to sharing good practice within the school. Teachers conduct ‘lesson studies’, where they agree an area in which they would like to develop, plan lessons together, then observe each other’s practice. This informs discussion and helps teachers to identify the next steps in their professional development. Teachers are extremely positive about these approaches, which they say help them to improve. Teachers have worked across the federation, and with other schools, to moderate their assessments of pupils’ work. You have also introduced a new system for target-setting, which has raised expectations of pupils’ achievement. This, alongside accurate assessment, has strengthened the existing ‘challenge and support’ meetings. During these meetings, you discuss individual pupils’ progress and agree actions to ensure that pupils are appropriately challenged and supported. Since the last inspection, you have amended the school’s assessment and feedback policy. In addition, you have used staff meetings to provide staff with training to improve the effectiveness of their feedback to pupils. Teachers now provide explicit opportunities for pupils to reflect on their learning and to improve their work. Pupils told me that they regularly and frequently apply the ‘green pen’ approach to improving their work, which helps them to learn. Your monitoring indicates that pupils are making more rapid progress as a result of the consistent application of the policy. Work in pupils’ books also demonstrates this. The last inspection identified the need to ensure that the most able pupils are provided with appropriately challenging tasks. You have shared high expectations of what all pupils, including the most able, are able to achieve. Teachers use their knowledge of individual pupils’ abilities to plan activities which meet their needs. During the inspection, you and I observed pupils in Years 5 and 6 grappling with different tasks in mathematics. They were keen to persevere and were proud of their achievements when they managed to work out the answers. Pupils told me that they feel challenged by their work in most lessons. Pupils with low prior attainment are very well supported and the most able are challenged effectively. Since the last inspection you have undertaken significant refurbishment of the facilities in the early years outdoor area. This means that children are able to make use of the outdoor area throughout the year. It is a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment. During the inspection, children used covered areas to participate in a variety of activities, despite the fact that it was snowing.