The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have developed a friendly and caring environment underpinned by the school mission statement, ‘CARE: Consider and Respect Everyone’. You know the school community well. Staff, pupils and parents feel that they are listened to and valued and that you take appropriate steps to help and support pupils. You and your deputy headteacher work well together and staff comment on the good, clear levels of communication that exist within school. The induction of new staff is a strength. Leaders are quick to ensure that new staff understand systems in the school, such as procedures around safeguarding pupils. Staff value the high level of support and training provided by your leadership team. The effective induction and professional development they receive help to make sure that, despite recent staff turnover, provision for pupils has remained good. At the last inspection, you were asked to improve the quality of teaching. You have high expectations and regularly hold staff to account for the impact of their teaching on pupils’ outcomes. Consequently, the proportions of pupils reaching expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics are above national averages by the end of Year 6. You regularly monitor how well pupils are achieving. You, and your deputy headteacher, have a thorough understanding of why teaching is effective and how it can be made even better. You are both highly ambitious and determined to see pupils achieve their best. You rightly identified that there are instances in a few lessons where work could be even more challenging for some middle-attaining pupils, particularly in key stage 1. At the time of the last inspection, inspectors recognised the many strengths in the school, including the behaviour and welfare of pupils and the good start they have in the early years. You have been successful in maintaining these strengths. You have also addressed the areas identified as requiring improvement, notably improving the quality of boys’ writing, which is now particularly strong in key stage 2. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Staff receive regular training so that they are vigilant and aware of pupils who may be at risk. Members of staff new to the school affirm that the training they receive is thorough and comprehensive. All pupils who spoke to me and those who responded to the Ofsted questionnaire said they feel safe at school. Pupils confirm that incidents of bullying and poor behaviour in school are rare. When incidents do occur, they are confident that staff deal with them quickly and effectively. Pupils are taught how to stay safe online. The school’s ‘5 Smart Rules for Staying Safe Online’ is set as the background on all pupils’ computers to reinforce the key messages of protecting themselves when using the internet. You, and your staff, recognise when pupils and their families need extra support. You keep detailed and useful records of your work in this area, showing your timely responses. You provide a channel of communication for families and signpost support from external agencies when necessary. Inspection findings I wanted to explore current pupils’ progress in writing. The previous inspection report and outcomes in 2016 had suggested that the most able boys in key stage 2 were not making enough progress. You agreed, and told me that you and your governors had already identified this as a key priority for the school. Visits to lessons and scrutiny of pupils’ books demonstrate that a wide range of exciting writing opportunities are available across the curriculum. Leaders focus on different ways to motivate boys to write and this has resulted in an increased number of boys achieving higher levels in key stage 2. Boys enjoy writing activities because they are purposeful and encourage them to stretch their imagination. Year 6 pupils were all highly engaged in planning their newspaper report about a ghost they had photographed on a recent residential visit.