The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have committed yourself to improving the quality of education in the school. Alongside the federation assistant headteacher and your governors, you are determined that all pupils will do well and make good progress. The community values your leadership and recognises that you have made positive changes since your appointment. You know your school well. You have rightly focused on developing phonics throughout the school and strengthening early years provision in all areas. This has resulted in rapid improvement in pupil achievement. As a result of your leadership, the number of pupils achieving a good level of development in early years has risen for the third year in a row. In Year 2, pupils are now achieving at least the expected standards in reading and mathematics and improved standards in writing. You recognise that not enough pupils are achieving greater depth in their learning and more of the most able pupils need further challenge in the work they do in class. You have trained and begun to develop your subject leaders. They teach with enthusiasm and pupils enjoy their lessons. The subject knowledge that individual teachers have is good, but they are not always able to share that knowledge sufficiently with other teachers. They have started to monitor their subjects, but recognise that they need to step up, be more accountable and develop their influence on the quality of teaching and learning across the school. The school is a happy place. Pupils said that it is fun to go to school. They know they are expected to work hard and enjoy their learning, although some pupils in Year 2 feel that they could be challenged to work harder. They appreciate their teachers and all they do for them. They enjoy conversing with adults and are open and friendly. Pupils behave well in class; they pay attention and concentrate well. They are polite and sociable at playtimes. Relationships in the school are good. Pupils know the importance of good manners and recognise that they contribute to school harmony and their ability to make friends easily. They know and use the school values of respect, perseverance, independence, being reflective and working together, and are proud of the certificates they receive for using them. They appreciate and enjoy their clubs, and take their responsibilities seriously. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school and your leadership. They know they are always welcome. They value the time you and your staff give them and know that you listen to and act on their concerns. One parent said, ‘This is a gem of a school.’ They appreciate that their children are safe, happy and well behaved in school. In particular, parents value the support the staff give their children when they start in Reception. Play and stay sessions support parents in helping their children learn and make parents feel part of the whole school community. The previous inspection report asked teachers to show pupils more examples of what they should be learning before they began their work and to give pupils more opportunities to practise their letters and sounds when reading and writing. They were also asked to share the excellent practice seen in the school at that time. You have introduced the display of examples of good work to support learning. These are being successfully used in mathematics and are increasingly being used for writing. The implementation of the new systematic phonics scheme throughout the school has ensured that pupils have grown in confidence in using their letters and sounds. Pupils are reading well and writing at length. As the school is part of a federation of two schools, you have made good use of the opportunities to share expertise in teaching and learning across the federation. Teachers are benefiting from working in partnership with teachers from the other school. Safeguarding is effective. You have made sure that systems for safeguarding meet all statutory requirements. Your documentation is well kept and secure. Alongside you, governors monitor safeguarding closely and are confident that staff training is up to date and records are detailed and of a high quality. Adults know how to report concerns, and your systems are clear and conscientiously applied. You have made referrals to other agencies such as social services when needed. You keep a close eye on the work of other agencies and chase them up when you need to. Parents feel that you want to help the whole family and are grateful for your understanding when things are difficult for them at home. You ensure that the school is a safe place and all the necessary checks and risk assessments are in place. You teach your pupils about online safety through the curriculum, and regularly inform parents about it through letters and advice on your website. Pupils were able to tell me how to keep themselves safe online.