Everyone wants pupils to do their best and be successful here. This drive starts with senior leaders, but all staff are behind them. The school’s curriculum enables pupils to achieve well in a range of subjects. Pupils and staff get on well together. They show each other politeness and respect. Classrooms are happy, busy places where everyone focuses on learning. Pupils enjoy learning and behave well, both in lessons and at free times. Pupils feel safe and well cared for. They trust adults to look after them and to listen to any worries that arise. Staff live up to these expectations. For example, if a pupil is on their own on the playground, a member of staff notices and checks that all is well. If necessary, they find a friend for the pupil, or help to repair a broken friendship. This atmosphere of kindness and respect leaves no room for bullying. Pupils know about bullying but feel safe from it. Parents are very happy with the school. Many spoke about how much their children liked coming to school. One parent said: ‘They love learning and are so keen to show me every day what they have learned.’ What does the school do well and what does it need to do better? The success of this school reflects the high expectations of senior leaders and the multiacademy trust. They know the school thoroughly and are determined that it will continue to improve. Staff in the school are fully behind leaders. They all want the best for pupils here. In return, pupils behave well and work hard. Bullying is never tolerated. The curriculum enables pupils to learn well in a range of subjects. Teachers understand what pupils must know and be able to do at the end of each year group. Before starting something new, teachers check what pupils have already learned. In this way, pupils build their learning over time. Teachers often help pupils to remember important facts. For example, pupils practise spellings and times tables regularly to help in this. They also regularly revise knowledge in other subjects. For instance, pupils remember the names of forces acting on an aeroplane in flight. However, sometimes pupils struggle to recall knowledge that they have learned before if they have not recognised it as being important. Everyone is determined that pupils will learn to read well. All children begin to learn phonics as soon as they start in the Reception class. Those who join the school in the Nursery get off to a great start with learning to read. Teachers use assessment well to check that pupils are keeping up with the curriculum. When pupils get stuck, there is help from expert teachers. The school provides good support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All but a tiny handful of pupils leave key stage 1 as capable and fluent readers. The English curriculum is planned around interesting and challenging texts. Pupils gain lots of ideas for their own writing from these. They write well. Pupils learn to read between the lines to see layers of meaning. They discuss texts, talking about characters and storylines. However, older pupils are less confident when analysing texts for themselves. For example, they sometimes find it hard to explain clearly why characters might have acted as they did. The mathematics curriculum helps pupils to achieve well. Teachers plan lessons carefully. They make sure that pupils have got to grips with one idea before moving on to the next. Pupils learn to think deeply about mathematics. They search for patterns and try to explain them. Pupils use reasoning well, for example in deciding whether a statement is sometimes, always or never true. Many activities and opportunities support pupils’ wider development. Pupils start to understand issues in the wider world and how they can have a positive impact on these. For example, they visit interesting places such as a local home for people with dementia. They learn important life skills, like how to look after money. As pupils go through the school, they enjoy a range of opportunities to take on responsibilities. These include being playground leaders and raising money for charities. Children in the early years enjoy a strong start to their schooling. Teachers and staff lay a strong foundation for future learning. Children become absorbed in the many well-judged activities on offer. Children settle quickly in the safe, calm environment. Staff make learning across the curriculum fun. Parents are very happy with the early years provision.