The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. The school’s ethos is well communicated, and values such as respect, trust and compassion are upheld by pupils and staff alike. Leaders provide strong and effective leadership that is focused on their desire to provide pupils with the best possible opportunities. They are passionate about the benefits that pupils get from attending a small, rural school. However, because of the effective links and shared leadership that they have developed with the other school in the federation, leaders have ensured that pupils benefit from a wider range of opportunities and experiences than they would otherwise get. Similarly, teachers benefit from a greater range of training and professional development. Pupils behave well and have very positive attitudes to learning. They enjoy coming to school and they have positive relationships with their classmates and your staff. Pupils particularly value their learning experiences in the foundation subjects, such as art and design, science and physical education; they also said that they enjoy the wide range of extra-curricular activities that they undertake. Pupils’ positive views of the school are shared by their parents and by the staff. All staff who completed the Ofsted staff survey agreed that they enjoy working at the school. The overwhelming majority of parents who responded to Parent View, Ofsted’s online questionnaire, would recommend the school. One parent commented: ‘This is an amazing school and we feel truly blessed that our child comes here.’ Leaders are accurate in their assessment of the school’s overall effectiveness and its strengths and weaknesses; priorities for improvement are appropriate and leaders know what is expected of them. Consequently, the school has continued to improve since the previous inspection. Teachers are now more effective in questioning pupils both in order to judge their understanding and to provide appropriate next steps. In addition, writing across the curriculum is now of a better quality because of improvements in leadership and in teaching. Governors provide you with effective support and challenge; they know the school very well and they are passionate about its continued improvement. Governors ensure that both schools in the federation work together for everyone’s benefit. They support the school’s development through their contributions at full governing body meetings, their various committees and their visits to meet school leaders. The governing body’s use of extra funding for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is helping most of these pupils to learn well. However, there are still a few who are not making strong enough progress. In addition, while most pupils who attend the school do well in reading and mathematics, they do not make consistently strong progress in writing. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Governors have a clear understanding of their safeguarding duties and they are effective in carrying them out. Leaders undertake all appropriate checks on staff and these records are scrutinised on a regular basis by a nominated member of the governing body. Staff are well trained; they know how to identify any signs that pupils are at risk and what actions to take should they have any concerns. Staff understand the school’s safeguarding systems; they say that safeguarding is a part of the school’s culture. Safeguarding records are well kept, and any child protection referrals are monitored closely. Pupils said that they feel safe at school. All staff who responded to the Ofsted staff survey, and the overwhelming majority of parents who responded to Parent View, agreed. Pupils are trusted to offer support and guidance to their classmates at breaktimes and lunchtimes in their roles as peer mentors; they said that the ‘worry boxes’ in each class are a positive way for less confident pupils to share any concerns. Pupils said that, on the rare occasions it happens, bullying is dealt with very quickly. They said that they attend a caring school and that there is always someone to help them if needed.