Oxford Montessori Schools (Forest Farm) is an independent day school for pupils aged from two to 16 years. It is one of a group of three schools run by a private partnership. The proprietors are also the principals of the school. The school opened in January 2000 and it is located in a rural setting outside the village of Elsfield, north east of Oxford. Children come from Oxford and the surrounding area and move on to a wide range of schools locally and abroad. Forest Farm is registered to provide full day care for children and includes a holiday play scheme and out of school provision for up to 70 children at any one time from 8.30am until 5.30pm on weekdays all year round, with the school being open during term times. It does not use alternative provision. There are currently 70 pupils on roll aged between three and 16 years. There are 30 children aged from three to five years and 25 attend part time. Of the 24 pupils in the primary department and the 16 pupils in the secondary department, 10 attend full time in each department. A number of pupils are part home educated. In the primary and secondary departments, pupils are taught in two mixed-age classes. There are no pupils with statements of special educational needs but the school has identified pupils with dyslexia and non-specific learning difficulties. The school aims to be a small family-based community of children, parents and teachers committed to an educational environment based on children’s developmental needs. It was last inspected in October 2010. The provision for children under the age of three was not part of this inspection as it is inspected separately. What does the school need to do to improve further? Address the weaknesses in teaching in the few lessons where pupils become too passive and do not have the opportunity to practise skills and use recently acquired knowledge. Ensure that the good quality evidence from the monitoring of teaching is used effectively to ensure that all teaching is outstanding. Help pupils’ understanding of the ethnic diversity of the United Kingdom to become outstanding by providing pupils with the opportunity to meet more people from different cultural traditions.