The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You provide calm and steady leadership for the school. Recently, during the absence of key members of staff, you have been resolute in maintaining the smooth running of the school. Middle leaders have risen to the challenge of taking more responsibility and are providing effective support for you and other members of staff. You have been extremely astute in the appointment of temporary teachers and, as a result, teaching remains good. Governors have a wide range of skills and are supportive of the work you do. Equally, the governing body is effective in holding you to account and, thus, has a realistic view of the work of the school. The core values of the school are tangible as you walk through the door, particularly those of resilience and respect. Pupils’ behaviour is good. A small number of pupils sometimes present challenging behaviour, but this is well managed. There is an effective reward system in place, and pupils understand what is expected of them in each class. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They say staff are extremely caring and North Road is a happy place to be. One pupil said, ‘school makes you feel good,’ and another said, ‘North Road is a place where you make friends really quickly.’ Pupils’ outcomes in the key stage 2 national tests in 2017, in reading, writing and mathematics, were good. Their progress in all three subjects was strong and the proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in writing was a particular strength. Outcomes in key stage 1 in 2017 were broadly average in reading and writing, and slightly below average in mathematics. Current work in pupils’ books and the school’s own assessment information show that pupils across the school, including disadvantaged pupils, are making effective progress in all three subjects. This is because lessons are well planned, skilfully delivered and well matched to pupils’ ability. Pupils have access to a wide range of sports. The school benefits from employing a very effective sports mentor. Pupils receive high-quality coaching and they can choose from a wide range of after-school clubs, such as golf, football, netball and athletics. The school promotes healthy lifestyles extremely well. The majority of parents and carers are happy with the education that their children receive. However, some feel that more frequent communication would be helpful. You and the governors are aware of this and have taken steps to ensure more regular communication. At the time of the previous inspection, you were asked to continue to improve teaching and further accelerate pupils’ progress. You have ensured that teachers have continued to have high expectations of what pupils can achieve and that teaching is at least good. You have improved the teaching of mathematics. Pupils better use their reasoning skills to solve real-life mathematical problems, and they make strong progress in this subject. The local authority has offered a range of support over the last year. This support has been successful in maintaining a successful leadership during the absence of some senior leaders. Safeguarding is effective. School leaders and governors have made sure that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and that there is a strong culture of safeguarding across the school. The well-being of all pupils is a high priority. You have taken steps to ensure that staff have received the appropriate training in how to safeguard pupils. Staff have a clear understanding of how to keep pupils safe, and they know what do to if they are concerned about the welfare of a child. All appropriate checks are carried out on new members of staff to ensure that they are suitable people to work with children and these are recorded appropriately. Pupils say that they feel safe. They say bullying is rare and if it did happen they are confident that staff would deal with it effectively. Relationships between pupils and staff are very strong. Pupils with whom I spoke said that staff keep them safe and that they feel secure, including while they are out of school on trips and visits.