The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have established a culture where staff know the pupils well. One parent who spoke with me said of the school, ‘It’s more like a family.’ You, the other staff and governors are keen that pupils should benefit from the family atmosphere you have created. Relationships are strong. At the same time, you create opportunities that prepare pupils well for life in a much larger establishment when they move onto their secondary school. For example, you organise residential trips and work with the local theatre in Worksop. Pupils enjoy representing their school, for example as part of the football team, which won its first trophy last year. You encourage pupils to contribute to the life of the school. Pupils’ suggestions are considered by staff. Recently, you formed a girls’ football team following a suggestion made by pupils. Pupils represent their classmates on the school council. The council organised fundraising events for charities such as Macmillan Cancer Support and Children in Need. Pupils told me that they learn that not everyone is as fortunate as they are. St Luke’s is a friendly and welcoming school. Pupils of all ages greeted me warmly and showed their very good manners throughout the day. Parents told me that their children enjoy coming to school. The majority of parents said that they felt able to speak to teachers, or to you, if they had any questions or concerns. A few parents, however, felt that communication could be improved. They would appreciate more information from the school, for example about their child’s progress. You have welcomed the support that the local authority has provided. It has helped you to be outward-looking in your approach to school improvement. You have forged strong links with some neighbouring schools. Teachers and teaching assistants have benefited from visiting these schools to observe teaching and learning in another setting. They have shared their observations with the rest of the staff at St Luke’s. You have used this information as a springboard to improve the quality of teaching and learning. At the time of the last inspection, you were asked to ensure that the school’s plans for improvement were detailed, with targets and timelines. The plans I examined were clear in these respects. They contained all the information you and the governing body need to ensure that developments are on track. You were also asked to improve the quality of teaching and learning. During our tour of the classes, pupils told me that they have opportunities to comment on each other’s work. Pupils know what they need to do to improve their work through the individual targets teachers have set for them. They also explained that their teacher checks their work and moves them on to work that is more difficult as soon as they are ready to tackle it. In most classes, teachers know what pupils already understand and can do. They use this information to set work that is well matched to pupils’ next steps in learning. Pupils’ books, however, showed that sometimes this is not the case. This means that sometimes teachers do not build on pupils’ understanding well enough to ensure that they make the best possible progress from their different starting points. Safeguarding is effective. You make sure that all the appropriate checks are made before staff and volunteers start working at the school. The governing body understands its responsibilities well. Governors have received the relevant training in safeguarding and in the safer recruitment of staff. You make sure that staff have received the most up-to-date training. They know how to raise a concern about a child’s welfare, should one arise. Pupils are confident that they are safe in school. They understand well that fire drills in school are important. They told me that they feel safe because they would know what to do in the unlikely event of an emergency. Pupils said that poor behaviour and bullying are very rare. They were confident that they could speak with a trusted adult who would successfully deal with any bullying, should it ever happen. Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe. They understand, for example, how to keep themselves safe when they use the internet.