School leaders have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. In fact, the school has gone from strength to strength. The quality of teaching has continued to improve and academic standards have risen. There is no doubt that the key driver behind these improvements is your excellent leadership. You are extremely well organised, bring a sense of purposeful enjoyment to your work and set high expectations for all. Staff, parents and pupils trust your judgement and, consequently, everyone aims to do their best. Indeed, parents express very positive views about the school and many travel from out of the immediate area in order to bring their children here. The supportive attitudes of parents, the behaviour of pupils, your attention to safety matters and the quality of governance are also significant strengths at The Richard Clarke First School. During this inspection, I did give serious consideration as to whether the school might be judged outstanding should it receive a full inspection at this time. However, it is not there yet. Currently, there is still more to be done to build further on your work to raise standards in mathematics. Achievement in this subject was identified as an area for improvement by the previous inspection. It is clear that you have increased the level of challenge provided for the most able pupils and that overall standards in mathematics have edged upwards. Nevertheless, some of the middle-ability pupils are not yet doing as well as they could in this subject. You are aware of this and have plans in place to drive standards higher.