The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since your appointment as headteacher in September 2016, you have had a very positive impact on the school. You lead the school well. This is reflected in staff and parents’ feedback, both in discussions and through the Ofsted questionnaire. Staff commented on your drive and the improved morale in school, as well as the challenge you have provided. You have assessed accurately the strengths and areas for improvement in the school and prioritised what needs to be done. Rightly, you have focused on tightening systems for safeguarding and improving behaviour. As a result, the school now has a good range of systems that support pupils to behave well, and which ensure that they are safe. Parents and pupils confirmed that the school is a safe place to be. Parents were very positive about the improvements since your arrival, and spoke of the ‘care, consideration and drive’ that you and your staff demonstrate. They particularly value how well they are kept informed about their child’s progress. Your inclusive approach has resulted in a team of staff who have a clear understanding of developments and are fully involved in moving the school forward. Your focus on empowering staff is evident in the confidence of your senior leadership team in leading meetings with inspectors and explaining the improvements that have taken place and their plans for the future. Since the last inspection, the roles of subject leaders have developed well, particularly in English and mathematics. Your desire to develop staff’s skills is evident in your plans for a new leadership structure which extends the role of middle leaders. You have made good use of consultants to coach and support leaders and staff to develop their skills and expertise. Staff say they have very much appreciated the opportunities to visit, and learn from, good and outstanding schools, locally and nationally. The process for managing staff’s performance has been improved and is far more rigorous, holding staff more closely to account for pupils’ progress. The school has responded quickly to the changing needs of pupils. Effective analysis of pupils’ personal and social skills and high-level training have equipped staff to understand, and work effectively, in supporting pupils to behave well. The school is a positive, calm environment, where staff know the pupils very well and step in quickly to help any pupil who needs support. In lessons, pupils concentrate well. They have very positive attitudes to learning, and talk about subjects such as art, physical education and topic, which they clearly enjoy. Pupils’ targets ensure that the vast majority make good progress. Teachers have developed their skills well in the quality of teaching and learning since the last inspection. Resources are used effectively and support staff are managed well so that pupils are engaged. Sometimes, work could be more challenging, particularly for the most able pupils. You have identified that assessment procedures need to be more precise. Work has already started on sharpening systems for assessing pupils’ progress. Safeguarding is effective. A strong culture of safeguarding is evident in the school. You, your governors and your staff take their responsibilities for safeguarding pupils very seriously. As a result, safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. The checks on staff recruitment are robust, and records are meticulous. Staff are well trained in all aspects of child protection and safeguarding and know how to respond to concerns. They are vigilant in ensuring that pupils are safe, and understand how to keep safe, from risks in school. Risk assessments of activities in school and off-site have been reviewed and are robust in ensuring that pupils are kept safe. Pupils talk knowledgeably about keeping themselves safe, especially when using information technology. Record keeping for pupils at risk of harm and in need of protection, or who are being supported because of concerns, are well maintained and of a high quality. When disclosures are made or safeguarding concerns identified, timely referrals are made to children’s social care or the designated lead for safeguarding in the local authority. You and your team work very closely with families, identifying those that may need extra support and arranging regular visits from the family support team. This level of support for families has had a very positive impact on reducing the number of referrals of concern.