The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You joined the school in September 2013, and in 2015 the school became an academy with the Enquire Learning Trust. Much has happened to develop and improve the school and you have successfully built a positive environment in which pupils can ‘spread their wings and fly high’. Leaders have ensured that pupils’ interests are excited by a stimulating environment in which to learn. The school is immaculate. Many displays, learning walls and resources are magnificent. Classrooms positively ‘buzz’ with pupils whose interests are being stimulated and whose efforts are regularly celebrated. As a result, pupils are ambitious, enthusiastic and confident learners. Year 6 pupils told the inspector that they appreciate the efforts of all their teachers and relish the opportunities to ‘share, discuss and confidently ask questions’. They said that they feel ‘really lucky to attend this school’. Many parents and carers said that their children feel happy and safe in school and are achieving well. Parents are invited into the school to partake in the first learning activity of the day with their child. Parents told the inspector that this is ‘such a positive way’ to meet with teachers and learn alongside their child. The majority of parents spoken with and those who responded to the Ofsted online questionnaire, Parent View, would recommend the school to others. You are proud of the positive relationships built with parents and the local community. However, you recognise that there is still more to be done to ensure that communication is as good as is needed in order to keep parents well informed. You now have a senior leadership team of skilled and highly talented leaders. A new chair of the governing body joined the school in September 2017. Leadership capacity to ensure that the school continually develops and improves is strong. We discussed the importance of developing middle leadership in the school. You are keen to develop the talents of your staff and ensure that leadership at all levels is effective. Rightly, this is a critical focus of your school improvement planning. Leaders have recognised the importance of ensuring that pupils make the progress they should. The key improvement priority is to ensure that pupils have the literacy and numeracy skills required to successfully move to the next stage in their education. The whole-school focus on writing and mastery in mathematics is bearing fruit. You are pleased that a greater proportion of pupils in all key stages are achieving as they should in these important areas. A range of factors out of the control of the school led to a fall in pupils’ attendance in 2017. This was an unusual year. In this smaller-than-average school, small pupil numbers can skew the percentage information. Nevertheless, the proportion of pupils that regularly failed to attend school rose to levels above the national average. Leaders have responded promptly and effectively to this dip in pupils’ attendance. Currently, the proportion of pupils that are persistently absent from school has reduced and is currently well below the national average. The most recent information indicates that pupils’ absence is much lower than that of other pupils nationally. The revised behaviour policy is effective. You are proud of the pupils that attend the school. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. The pupils that the inspector spoke with were articulate, polite and passionate about their school and their teachers. Safeguarding is effective. Pupils said that they feel safe in their school. They said that they have someone in school to go to if they need help. They particularly respect their teachers and said that they are ‘supportive if you struggle’. They said that they appreciate the opportunities to be fully involved in the life of the school. The student council shapes decisions and is active. For example, the council e-safety representatives successfully addressed some online issues relating to younger pupils, including raising the awareness of parents. Each week, the student council conducts an assembly. This is a further opportunity to inform peers about safeguarding matters and to collect their views. Pupils said that they value the student council and that it makes a positive difference to them. Pupils are taught how to keep safe from harm in a range of ways including in assemblies. They also receive guidance from external experts about, for example, first aid, how to ride a bike safely and how to eat healthily and keep fit.