The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Little Plumstead is a friendly and welcoming school which is committed to developing the whole child academically, socially and emotionally. In this school, all pupils are valued and welcomed. You provide highly effective leadership for the school and are very well supported by a strong, skilled team of teaching and non-teaching staff. Staff are highly committed to the school and to ensuring that all pupils do well. One parent’s response to Ofsted’s online questionnaire was typical of others, referring to ‘the completely dedicated people aiming at the highest quality development of all children, regardless of their background, home, home support and ability’. Staff take their lead from you and so, like you, are reflective and questioning of their practice. Together, you draw on good practice within the school and from elsewhere to continually improve the quality of teaching and learning. Staff value your support and every member of staff who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire said that they feel appreciated and respected, and enjoy working at the school. You and your team have maintained the good level of teaching and tackled the areas for improvement from the previous inspection, which were to accelerate progress in reading and mathematics. We agreed that these would be the areas I would look at in detail during the inspection and which are reported on below. Governors are skilled and knowledgeable. They provide well-balanced support and challenge for you and other leaders. They visit regularly and these visits are sharply focused on areas from the school’s development plan or rapid improvement plans.