Skilful leaders establish a positive culture and an inclusive ethos, which focus on pupils’ learning and well-being conscientiously and capably. This encouraging philosophy, which is central to their improvement strategies, leads to excellent behaviour and enthusiasm for learning among pupils. Leaders’ willingness to improve the school’s practices through regular and orderly evaluations contributes to robust improvement processes. Leaders review staff’s development purposefully and professional learning opportunities for staff have a positive effect on pupils’ learning and well-being. Governors support and challenge leaders intelligently and focus on improving teaching and learning through a detailed monitoring cycle. Leaders allocate roles and responsibilities sensibly by considering the workload and well-being of staff effectively. Learning opportunities, such as trips to enrich pupils’ understanding of their ‘cynefin’, or local area, promote their community engagement successfully. Opportunities for pupils to voice their opinion also influence school life well. Teaching sessions move at a good pace and teachers plan engaging activities that pursue pupils’ interests intelligently. As a result, pupils develop secure oracy and reading skills and write successfully for a variety of purposes. They use purposeful numeracy and digital skills confidently across the curriculum and develop compassion and respect for other people successfully. Staff and pupils develop close and loyal working relationships and teachers encourage pupils to work together and share ideas enthusiastically. They provide appropriate feedback to support pupils to improve their learning. However, the quality of teachers’ feedback does not identify the next steps in pupils’ learning effectively enough. The learning environment is homely and stimulating and includes rich resources, both inside and outside the building. The curriculum provides broad learning experiences, which build systematically on pupils’ skills as they move through the school. Pupils develop valuable personal, social, emotional and creative skills, which support a strong cultural awareness.