The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Throughout your time as headteacher you have maintained St Gildas as a caring school that is particularly experienced in providing for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The Catholic and family ethos is very evident within the school. It underpins all you and your staff do to support parents and engage them with their children’s learning. This is an inclusive, family-orientated school that values your strong, pastoral leadership. British values are woven seamlessly into the school’s curriculum. High-quality art work and writing examples that are displayed throughout the school reflect the school’s Catholic nature and values. Since the previous inspection, the school has experienced significant staffing changes. However, you have successfully steered the school through this challenging time and managed the necessary changes well. In the past year, stable staffing and effective professional development have allowed you to address more effectively the academic challenges facing the school. Prior to this, other school priorities, such as improving pupils’ reading, writing and mathematics skills, were overshadowed, and this led to a disappointing dip in standards, reflected in the Key Stage 1 2016 end of year assessments. Staffing is now stable, teaching is typically good throughout the school and pupils are making better progress in lessons as you and your staff are once more focusing on providing pupils with a good-quality all-round education.