The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. I was impressed by the learning environment that you and your staff create, with attractive displays and celebration of pupils’ written work. A sense of order and routine is apparent. Under your strong and effective leadership, you maintain a warm and welcoming school where your value of the ‘uniqueness of children’ is celebrated and respected. One statement made by a parent summed up the many positive comments received: ‘Bishop Wood is a fantastic school, with wonderful caring staff and a lovely atmosphere for learning.’ Governors have an accurate view of what is working well and what could be better still. Although many are new to their positions, over this year governors have ensured that they have clear roles and responsibilities. They regularly visit the school and hold school leaders to account increasingly well for the progress that pupils make in all aspects of their education. You have maintained the many strengths that were identified at the time of the previous inspection. The teaching of reading remains highly effective and systematic; pupils achieve exceptionally well over time and, by the end of key stage 2, the proportion of pupils who excel is significantly above that found nationally. This has been the case for a number of years. Pupils start well at Bishop Wood. Due to your robust transition arrangements with the nearby infant school, pupils’ needs are catered for and their move to the junior school carefully planned. As a result, pupils settle quickly and pupils’ positive attitudes to their learning are an excellent feature of your school. Pupils are very polite and articulate. They have an obvious pride in their school and are eager to speak about their learning activities. Many told me about the additional sporting activities that are provided for them at lunchtimes and after school. They particularly enjoy learning in lessons such as design and technology. Pupils speak enthusiastically about the various artefacts they make that link to their topics such as the Egyptians. Staff are equally proud to work at the school. Their responses to the staff questionnaire demonstrate they recognise that the school has improved since the previous inspection and that leaders encourage a culture of orderly conduct and aspiration for the pupils. One staff member commented, ‘I am really proud of Bishop Wood School, the well-being of the children is at the centre of all we do.’ The mark of strong and effective leadership is how well you keep improving and provide precise goals for the school to achieve. Your improvement plans accurately identify that you still want pupils to excel further, especially those who are disadvantaged and those who are most-able. Safeguarding is effective. Safeguarding arrangements meet statutory expectations. You and your governors take appropriate precautions to ensure that pupils are safe at school. You have established a strong safeguarding culture by training and developing staff and governors in the most up-to-date national safeguarding guidance. Staff know what to do if there are any concerns about a pupil. Leaders have ensured that recording systems are fully in place for the recruitment of staff. Governors are rigorous in ensuring that the necessary checks have been made and that documents are kept in good order. The vast majority of pupils who responded to the pupil questionnaire stated that if bullying occurs then staff deal well with it. A few parents expressed concern through the online questionnaire, Parent View, that they considered that bullying was not dealt with well enough. During the inspection, the pupils spoken to showed a clear understanding of what bullying is and what is it not. They were certain that any incidents, if they ever occurred, were dealt with quickly and well. School records also showed that school leaders take any issues of inappropriate behaviour seriously and investigate them fully. Their recent changes to the whole-school system for promoting positive behaviour are proving effective and incidents are reducing as a result. Most parents who responded on Parent View agreed that their children were safe and happy. One parent commented, ‘I feel my children are well cared for and nurtured.’ Inspection evidence supports this view.