The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. During this time, you and the governors have appointed a deputy headteacher and created new classes to help to improve the quality of learning for pupils. There have also been considerable changes to the governing body, including appointing a new chair of the governing body. Together, this strong leadership team has created a warm, welcoming school where pupils and families feel valued and nurtured. The school’s distinctive Christian ethos is strong. Pupils are respectful of others and treat each other with genuine care and compassion. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school and are happy to recommend this school which ‘nurtures its pupils and instils strong positive values’. The vast majority of parents say that the school is well led and managed, and that staff respond well to any concerns they raise. Pupils also speak positively about school life. They are happy and keen to learn. Pupils say that they enjoy their lessons and are proud to be pupils at Rufford School. They behave impeccably in lessons and around the school, displaying good manners and respect for staff and their peers. All pupils benefit from the principled and caring leadership provided by you and the deputy headteacher. You and the governing body are aspirational for the school and its pupils. Governors are highly committed, caring and knowledgeable. Governors hold you and the team firmly to account to ensure that leaders and teachers continue to deliver a consistently good education to pupils. They are passionate about educating the whole child and preparing them well to be good citizens as they grow and develop, both academically and spiritually. The local authority has confidence in the school and your leadership. It knows the school well and has been a valuable source of support in evaluating the school’s work alongside leaders. Governors and leaders have taken effective action to address the areas for improvement identified at the last inspection. Inspectors identified the need to continue to improve the quality of teaching. In response, staff worked, with support from the local authority, to ensure that teachers planned learning in mathematics which more accurately meets the needs of learners. Teachers now regularly require pupils to use their writing skills across the curriculum, as evidenced in pupils’ history, geography and science books which I looked at during the inspection. Following inspectors asking you to focus on pupils more tidily presenting their work, it is clear from the work seen in books, folders and around the school that pupils take pride in presenting their work neatly. During the inspection, you acknowledged that further challenging the most able pupils to extend their writing skills should help them to reach their full potential. In addition to this, continuing to develop staff training and sharing good practice, to improve further the quality of teaching and learning, are priorities you have rightly identified in your plans for improvement. Safeguarding is effective. All safeguarding records, documentation and procedures are compliant and fit for purpose. Leaders ensure that all staff receive regular training, and those responsible for safeguarding and recruitment have appropriate and recent qualifications. Pupils feel safe in school and parents, staff and governors agree. Pupils say that if any incidents of bullying occur, these are dealt with swiftly and effectively by staff. Pupils feel actively involved in keeping each other safe and have roles of responsibility, such as ‘digital leaders’. All pupils helped the school to promote a ‘safer parking’ campaign. Adults teach pupils how to stay safe online and pupils know how to deal with any concerns using ‘close the lid’ or the school’s filter alert. You work with a range of external agencies to help pupils to make positive, healthy decisions. All pupils say that there is an adult in school they feel able to talk to if they have any worries or concerns. Younger pupils are reassured that they can let their class teacher know of their concerns through a ‘worry box’. You and the senior team are aware of the needs of pupils and liaise effectively with external agencies to support pupils and their families. There is a strong culture of safeguarding throughout the school.