The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You provide strong and caring leadership. Along with your governors, you have set a clear vision of where you want to take the school. You work tirelessly to support staff development to benefit pupils. As a result, many of your staff go on to new promotions elsewhere. This has resulted in some instability in staffing recently. However, you are not afraid to challenge underperformance and to make difficult decisions. Senior leaders have incisively reorganised teaching so that teachers are in classes to best suit their abilities and meet the needs of their pupils. You and your team have taken action to address the areas for improvement from the previous inspection. Pupils’ attainment has risen and is now above that seen nationally in mathematics. Leaders’ focus on basic skills in mathematics has led to an improvement in pupils’ understanding. Pupils make good progress in written calculations across the school. They apply this knowledge when solving word problems of increasing complexity. However, pupils are given fewer opportunities to investigate numbers and number patterns. This limits the opportunities for pupils to work at greater depth or to attain higher standards. In writing, pupils make good progress with spelling and grammar. Younger pupils use their knowledge of letter sounds to help them to spell. This progress is as a result of your teachers’ good subject knowledge. However, you acknowledge that too few pupils are reaching the higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics in key stage 1 and key stage 2. You recognise that poor presentation and handwriting let some pupils down. The appointment of a temporary assistant headteacher, with responsibility for teaching and learning, has further strengthened the way in which teachers work together and share their ideas and expertise. As a result, there is a consistent approach, particularly in the teaching of English. Governors have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. They challenge leaders to ensure that improvements are made. They understand the school’s strengths and areas for development and have ensured that their own development has kept pace with change. This is a caring school where pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding is developed well through the school’s faith characteristics. Pupils demonstrate high levels of respect for one another and behave well around school. They are polite and courteous, hold doors open and support one another in class and at playtime. Pupils sometimes lose concentration in lessons due to differences in teachers’ expectations of the way in which pupils should behave. You are aware of this and are taking steps to improve it. Pupils have a good understanding of other faiths and cultures in Britain and the wider world. British values are promoted consistently and pupils are prepared well for life in modern Britain. Parents are very supportive. They say that their children are happy and one parent told me that his daughter ‘dances’ into school every day. Parents value the clear communication that they receive and say that you and your staff are very approachable. Safeguarding is effective. The strong culture of safeguarding is evident across every aspect of the school’s work. You and your staff know each pupil well, and provide good support and guidance. Pupils say that they feel happy and safe in school and that they are confident that staff will deal with any problems that they may have. Pupils know how to keep themselves safe, including while online, due to the good teaching and guidance that they receive. For example, pupils referred to the information that they have received about age guidance for social media and electronic games. Parents, too, speak positively about how well their children are looked after and the care that they receive. Although the current policy does not reflect this, training for staff is up to date, and additional information on the school’s website includes the most recent government guidance on safeguarding. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and that records are detailed and of high quality.