Along with other school leaders, you have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You joined the school in September 2013. Along with your recently appointed senior leadership team, you show a determination to ensure that standards continue to improve. The school’s mission statement, ‘we respect, we learn, we achieve’, underpins the culture and ethos of the school. Pupils feel valued and are at the heart of the school community; as a result, pupils’ conduct and their attitudes to learning are highly positive across the school. Parents’ comments reflect this view. They believe that their children thrive at West Hill because of the strong commitment to pastoral care and academic achievement. As one parent commented: ‘The school does everything it can to meet the needs of each individual child.’ Since the previous inspection, you have experienced some significant changes to staffing in both the leadership and the teaching team. However, you have ensured that this has not had a negative impact on the quality of education you provide. You clearly identified the areas of the school that need to be developed and have tackled these issues with resolve. You have rightly focused on improving writing. The impact of this is seen in pupils’ work, where strong spelling, grammar and punctuation skills are evident. You know that further work is needed to allow pupils to demonstrate these skills in longer pieces of writing. In 2016, the performance of middle-ability pupils was not strong enough. During the inspection, evidence seen in pupils’ books and lesson observations showed that there is no significant difference between this group and their peers. However, it is important that you continue to track the performance of these pupils so that any dips in performance can be addressed quickly. You have worked relentlessly in order to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. You and your leaders carefully track pupils’ academic performance and swiftly identify any pupils who are at risk of falling behind. You ensure that these pupils have a high profile across the school. As a result of this continual focus, the progress made by these pupils is improving quickly. You are aware that this drive needs to continue to ensure that these improvements are sustained, especially in mathematics. The school’s website does not meet statutory requirements because it does not contain enough information about pupils’ academic performance, including the required link to performance tables. Safeguarding is effective. Safeguarding has the highest priority across the school, and systems for checking staff’s suitability to work with children are robust and well organised; as a result, pupils are well cared for at all times. Appropriate training is undertaken by all staff so that their knowledge of good practice in safeguarding is kept up to date. You keep careful records and make sure that any concerns are reported to the relevant agencies so that the needs of pupils and families are met. Pupils take an active role in promoting ways to stay safe. I was particularly impressed by the school’s use of digital leaders. These pupils work alongside their peers and promote ways in which all pupils can stay safe online. As one pupil remarked: ‘Doing this role has made me realise how important it is to know about online safety.’ Inspection findings You and your senior team have a very clear understanding of what the school needs to do to improve further. You had already identified the focus areas for this inspection and have made improvements to your provision. Your detailed monitoring of the quality of teaching, along with effective systems to manage performance, has supported you in making the necessary improvements. You are ably supported by your governing body. Governors are highly skilled and are clear about what the school needs to do in order to improve further. They are fully supportive of the school’s vision and undertake careful analysis of their own performance. The senior team shares your determination and passion for continuous improvement. Assessment and monitoring systems have been developed and continually improved, thus enabling you and your team to have a clear overview of school performance. Senior leaders are knowledgeable about their areas of responsibility and have a range of information about the impact of their actions.