The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. West Rise Infants is a welcoming school, with a vibrant, caring and inclusive learning environment. Pupils’ well-being is at the heart of the school and takes priority. You are proud to describe the school as a ‘well-being first school’. Pupils say that they feel cared for and listened to. This is because you and your staff are committed to ensuring that every child receives appropriate support which is tailored to their individual need. As a result, the personal development and welfare of pupils are exemplary. Your strong and purposeful leadership has enabled West Rise to flourish. Your vision for the school is clear, and all staff share your high expectations and uncompromising drive for school improvement. Governors have a sound understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. They provide school leaders with effective challenge and useful guidance. Ably supported by your deputy headteacher, you lead the school with strong conviction. Staff are proud to work at the school. They feel motivated and committed to ensuring that pupils receive the very best education. You take staff well-being seriously. As a result, staff feel cared for and respected by leaders. Pupils are happy in school. They behave exceptionally well and apply themselves diligently to their learning. They spoke with enthusiasm about their curriculum. Inspired by a high-quality text in English, I observed pupils in one class excitedly exploring the adventures of their ‘tiny thing’ in the outdoor learning environment. All pupils were fully immersed and engaged in their learning. It is clear why pupils describe learning at West Rise as ‘fun and exciting’. Parents that I met with were highly complimentary about the school. They described the school as a ‘big family’, which is ‘approachable’ and ‘caring’. One parent said that the school had gone ‘above and beyond’ to help their family and they ‘could not praise the school enough’. Parents and carers who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, were also extremely positive about the school and your leadership. All parents said that their children are happy and well looked after in school. Almost all parents reported that the school is effectively led and managed and would recommend the school to other parents. School leaders have maintained the many strengths that were identified in the previous inspection. One area for development was to ensure that pupils’ ability to interpret and understand text improved, so that more pupils reached the expected standards at the end of Year 2. As a result of your work, a higher proportion of pupils achieved and exceeded age-related expectations in reading in 2018. Leaders were also asked to review the rates of children’s progress in the Nursery, so that it matched the rapid progress that children made in Reception. Children in the Nursery get a strong start to their education. Teachers ensure that children have a range of opportunities to explore activities and develop their skills. This prepares them well for Reception. In 2018, more children achieved a good level of development compared to the national average. You are keen to continue developing all aspects of the school. Your action plan for school improvement rightly identifies writing as a priority. You are currently focusing on improving the teaching of writing in the early years and key stage 1, so that more pupils than previously meet the expectations for their age in Year 2. Safeguarding is effective. There is a strong culture of safeguarding across the school. Leaders ensure that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed and thorough. Effective recording systems are in place for the recruitment and vetting of all staff. These systems are regularly monitored by the designated safeguarding governor. You lead annual training for all staff so that their knowledge is kept up to date. As a result, staff are quick to report concerns that they may have about pupils. Your conscientious work with other professionals further secures the safeguarding of pupils. You and your deputy ensure that paperwork for all pupils for whom you have concerns is detailed and comprehensive. For the most vulnerable pupils and families, you keep extremely high-quality records of referrals and actions, and what impact these have had. Parents that I spoke with said that they feel that their children are safe in school. They are confident that their children receive effective support when it is needed.