The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Your experienced and determined leadership has built on existing strengths in school while providing challenge to eradicate most weaknesses. The senior leadership team is an effective unit whose members work well together to manage daily operational tasks. It is ambitious to secure ongoing improvements for the benefit of all pupils. Your deputy headteacher provides significant drive and energy in leading improvements in the quality of teaching and learning in school. She has a clear overview of strengths and weaknesses in teaching, and has devised a rigorous and comprehensive calendar of monitoring activities. The leadership team has accurately identified the strengths and current priorities for the school. Curriculum leaders are skilled in mapping out the knowledge and skills required for pupils in every year group, and are effective in managing their subject area through auditing provision and devising appropriate action plans. Assessment procedures require further development. The governing body has built upon its positive impact on, and improvements to, its monitoring role in school, as identified during the last inspection. Effective recruitment has ensured that the governing body benefits from a wide range of professional skills. It is effective in challenging senior leaders and holding the school to account for pupils’ progress and attainment. A strong and substantial foundation on which to build and take the school forward is evident in the school. The whole school community clearly puts pupils at the very heart of everything that is done. You have ensured that the areas for improvement raised in the previous inspection report have been mostly addressed successfully. Pupils’ attainment at the end of key stage 1 and key stage 2 has continued to be above average in reading, writing and mathematics. Pupils are completing detailed and complex mathematical problems, although opportunities for pupils to use reasoning skills in mathematics remain limited. The level of challenge in work set is generally pitched well, but this is not always the case, especially for the most able pupils. Although a large proportion of pupils reach higher standards at the end of each key stage, their progress is not yet consistently strong across key stage 2. Leaders have ensured that skilled teaching assistants are deployed effectively in lessons. They support pupils’ learning very well, and provide additional programmes of support to those at risk of falling behind. Further work is now needed in the assessment of pupils’ progress in other curricular subjects to identify any gaps in pupils’ skills and knowledge. In addition, leaders should ensure that pupils’ progress and attainment in writing are further improved, especially in key stage 2. You have identified that these are not as strong as those found in reading and mathematics. Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent. Classrooms are calm, well-ordered spaces in which to learn. Attractive and helpful displays promote learning, with areas for prayer and contemplation. Pupils appreciate the ‘youth village’ where they have time to think and spend time on personal reflection. The school council has led many charitable fund-raising initiatives, and has ensured improvements to the school grounds. Pupils have opportunities to find out about other faiths, have a sound grasp of British values such as democracy, and speak enthusiastically about learning about other world cultures. Residential visits to France are a real highlight for pupils. Safeguarding is effective. You have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Policies, procedures and records are of good quality and regularly updated by the school’s finance clerk. Staff and governor training is thorough and up to date. Catch-up training is organised for any member of staff who has missed key training or annual refresher training. The three designated safeguarding leaders work well together, with sound systems of communication ensuring that all information is effectively shared. All staff at your school are keenly aware of their duty to keep children safe and to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to thrive. Pupils show high levels of respect for each other, their school and their local community. They are exceptionally well mannered, polite and courteous. You have also ensured that the curriculum supports pupils well in maintaining their own safety. Pupils know the dangers of social media and understand that they should never post personal details online. Pupils have full trust in the adults who look after them and report feeling safe all of the time. They assured inspectors that any minor disputes are immediately and effectively dealt with by all adults. Pupils can explain the different forms of bullying, but are not sure all bullying in school has been eradicated.