The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You, your team and members of the governing body have driven up standards in teaching since the previous inspection. Children now make good progress in the Reception and Nursery Years. You have successfully expanded your Nursery and now take children from age two. They thrive in a stimulating and nurturing environment. They are keen to tell me about ‘birthday bear’ and show me how they can count and share. Children in the Reception Year continue to thrive. As a result, the proportion of children who achieve a good level of development by the end of the early years has increased year on year and is now above the national average. One parent commented: ‘My daughter is thriving at Heaton Park Primary. She enjoys learning and I think that is testament to the interesting lessons and topics her teacher plans for the class. Her teacher is always available for feedback or to discuss any challenges my daughter may be facing.’ Pupils benefit from a broad and varied curriculum. You invest in specialist sports coaching and we observed Year 2 pupils happily learning how to throw and catch a rugby ball. Pupils produce some very high-quality artwork, and they enjoy singing, music and learning outside. I observed Year 4 pupils learning about the work of the painter Bridget Riley. The teacher showed examples of her work and showed good knowledge of the techniques she used. As a result, pupils’ behaviour was excellent and they were keen to replicate her work. Pupils show respect for teachers and each other; they play well together at social times. Pupils say that derogatory language is unacceptable and would rarely be heard in the school because ‘Mr Lord stopped it.’ Any incidents of behaviour that do not conform to the school’s high expectations are clearly and effectively dealt with and logged. You have revised all your safeguarding, behaviour and bullying policies, procedures and practice. Pupils and parents say that behaviour is typically good and any issues are dealt with quickly and effectively by teachers. Evidence of pupils’ current achievement in books, through lesson observations and assessment information, show that they are achieving in line with the national average in mathematics and English. This represents good progress from their typically below-average starting points. Middle- and high-ability pupils make good progress in English and mathematics. This is because the quality of teaching has improved. I observed pupils in Year 6 mathematics solving complex reasoning questions. There are now consistent approaches to teaching calculations and excellent modelling by the teacher to help those who are not confident to work out the calculation by themselves. The school recognises that last year’s results in writing were unusually high and has since moderated more rigorously with other schools. Pupils’ current progress shows that they will maintain above-average standards due to significant improvements in the quality of teaching. My scrutiny of Year 5 mathematics books showed a similarly high standard of work. Books show lots of highly effective problem-solving and reasoning. Mathematics is now taught well across the school, including in the Nursery and Reception Years, where I observed very effective teaching of number work. In reading, standards are broadly average. Phonics is taught well and pupils show that they are confident readers. Pupils say that they love the very well-stocked library. Scrutiny of work and classroom displays shows that pupils read a wide variety of texts from different authors. The least able pupils and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities do not consistently make the same good progress as their peers. This is because they do not always receive the right support. Teachers and teaching assistants are not always given effective strategies to help these pupils improve. Safeguarding is effective. The single central record meets requirements. All staff have regular child protection training. You regularly update child protection and designated person training. Child protection records are kept securely. You keep appropriate records of child protection concerns and ongoing cases, and work effectively with relevant agencies.