The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Your school is a joyful, happy and enjoyable learning community where pupils are consistently well cared for. Pupils settle into the school quickly because they see that staff are kind and friendly, and give them enjoyable work that they say is fun. Because of good teaching overall, pupils also make strong progress and leave the school well prepared for the next stage of their education. The curriculum is exciting. For example, in the older years, pupils learn to edit Mayan folktales and make pyramid temples from different materials. Pupils in Years 3 and 4 find out, for instance, about the Greeks, including their culture, their myths and pottery. Lessons are supplemented by a large number of wide-ranging extracurricular clubs and activities. Pupils and parents I met told me that they value these greatly. Classrooms are purposeful learning spaces, where pupils listen well to each other and to adults. During the inspection, we visited classes and saw pupils cooperating happily and sharing ideas so that they could learn together. Pupils behave well and are respectful. They take note of the instructions and advice of staff, try their best, complete their work and greet visitors politely. The many spacious, varied outdoor areas enable pupils to learn well, as well as play energetically. The school governors hold you to account for all aspects of the school’s work. A perceptive chair ensures that he and his colleagues play an effective strategic role in helping Otterham Community Primary to improve further. They also support new members of the committee to understand their responsibilities, and show them how to ask you searching questions so that any areas of minor weakness are addressed effectively. You have correctly judged the school to be good. Your reasons are set out in a clear self-evaluation document that contains appropriate evidence from different sources. This includes information about the achievements of pupils, both over time and for each small cohort. You and your staff are using the school’s assessment system well. Teachers make accurate judgements of the progress and attainment of different pupils. They are quick to identify where any pupils are not making the gains you expect of them and adjust the curriculum and teaching accordingly. For example, you noted that last year, pupils were not acting upon the written feedback from adults in line with your school assessment policy. You have amended you approach so that more are now using the feedback provided to improve their work further. Your school development plan is effective because it sets out the correct priorities to move the school on. For example, you have correctly identified that the curriculum in mathematics requires further development. The development plan shows clear actions for improvement across the different priorities. It sets out who is responsible for the actions and when these need to happen. It also sets out clear monitoring arrangements. This clarity ensures that the school governance committee are able to see whether actions have been successful or not. You continue to attend successfully to the areas for improvement identified at the previous inspection. The most able pupils are routinely challenged and strategies to improve their learning are proving effective. A large majority of parents and carers express positive attitudes to the school, stating that their children are safe and happy. Safeguarding is effective. You and your staff ensure that pupils are safe. All safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose, and records are kept carefully. All staff receive effective training in safeguarding, and so are vigilant about any of the many indicators of potential abuse. They also understand their responsibility to report any concern immediately. Your proactive approach to safeguarding is evident in the way you use additional external audits to enhance your school’s work. For example, to provide emotional support for those pupils who require it. You are not complacent as demonstrated by your wish to move your recording system to an electronic format. Although your current system is perfectly adequate, you recognise a new approach could allow for thorough analysis and follow up of concerns. Pupils I met said that they felt very safe in school. They were keen to tell me how staff teach them about potential dangers, such as roads, strangers and what to do if there is ever an earthquake. They also demonstrated a good understanding about how to keep themselves safe online or when using mobile phones.