The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You are rightly proud that Ford End Church of England Primary is a caring, welcoming school in which pupils develop the sense of security needed to become confident learners. The comment from one parent that staff ‘go above and beyond to care for the children’ was representative of the sentiments expressed by many others. Staff have successfully ensured that the good behaviour and positive relationships noted at the time of the previous inspection have been maintained. All parents who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, agree that the school ensures pupils are well behaved. Pupils are polite, eager and cooperative in their learning. They are similarly enthusiastic and keen in their play, where they mix easily and well and take care of each other. Pupils told me how the school’s values impact upon their daily life. For example, they explained that fellowship is an important aspect of friendships here. Pupils also explained how endurance means, ‘you try, try and try again in your learning’. There have been recent changes to the leadership of the school. You took up your post as interim executive headteacher in September 2017, at the same time as the interim head of school took up her position. Together you are successfully ensuring that the focus remains on pupils, their welfare and learning. You have several avenues through which you communicate the work of the school to parents. However, some parents do not think they are communicated with effectively about decisions made at the school. Governors acknowledge that this is an aspect of their work which they need to review and amend as appropriate. In this small school, each teacher also has some leadership responsibility. You have made clear your aims to develop these leadership roles, especially those relating to foundation subjects. Staff explained how they are being supported and empowered to take on more responsibility and they are responding enthusiastically to these opportunities. At the time of the previous inspection, leaders were asked to ensure that teachers had more opportunities to share what they do best across the school and with other schools. Teachers told me how much they have benefited from working with teachers and leaders from other local schools. By implementing the skills and strategies developed through visits to other schools, adults in early years have further improved the quality of provision. As a consequence, children thrive in the well-run early years class. The proportion of children achieving a good level of development has been above national averages for the previous three years. Further evidence of the improving quality of teaching, learning and assessment can be seen in the good and improving pupil achievement in both key stage 1 and key stage 2. Under the knowledgeable chair of governors, the governing body provides you with strong support. Governors share your commitment to providing the very best education and care for pupils. Governors gather evidence from a variety of sources to assure themselves of the quality of education the school provides. However, governors recognise that they now need to offer more precise challenge to leaders over the progress pupils make, in particular across the broader curriculum. This has rightly been included in the school’s comprehensive development plan. The school does not meet the requirements on the publication of specified information on its website as the most recent pupil premium report was not available on the website at the time of this inspection. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders, including governors, have established a strong safeguarding culture in which pupils’ safety is given a high priority. Staff know pupils well and demonstrate their knowledge of the small changes in appearance and behaviour that may indicate that a pupil may be vulnerable or at risk. Adults are familiar with the school’s processes for reporting any concerns they may have and have confidence that concerns will be dealt with well by leaders. Leaders’ careful and securely held records demonstrate that pupils who need help and support receive it.