The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and your senior leaders work cohesively and are well respected by staff, pupils and most parents. One parent said, ‘Leaders make sure our children learn to do their best at everything in this school.’ Leaders and governors share your drive and commitment to ensure that pupils experience a broad and balanced education that allows them to develop as wellrounded young people. All staff place importance on pupils’ well-being as much as their academic success. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education by the time they leave Year 6. The school is a friendly and welcoming place. The school’s values of kindness, learning and responsibility shine in all areas of the school’s work. Warm and courteous relationships between pupils and staff help to promote good standards and enjoyment in learning. Pupils are known and cared for as individuals. The atmosphere created by you, your staff and governors is conducive to learning. Classrooms are bright and attractive, and pupils’ work proudly displayed. Pupils say that teachers plan interesting work and that they are very enthusiastic about all that the school has to offer. Leaders keep a close eye on the quality of teaching and provide guidance to teachers if required. This support, combined with the sharing of good practice, results in effective teaching and learning across the school. Classrooms are hives of activity where pupils are engaged in well-planned learning tasks, discussing their ideas with others and deepening their understanding. Teachers use resources well to enthuse and support learning. For example, in Year 1 pupils excitedly used a range of resources to partition numbers and apply addition and subtraction calculations with increasing fluency. Pupils are happy to come to school and describe it as ‘fantastic’ and one where, ‘everyone makes sure we are safe and happy’. They are clearly proud of their school and enjoy the range of experiences that staff provide. Staff, parents and carers are very enthusiastic about all aspects of the school’s work. One parent said, ‘This is a great school and one where staff always want the best for our children.’ You and your team have successfully addressed the areas highlighted for improvement in the previous inspection. Teaching in mathematics is a strength. Teachers provide pupils with opportunities to discuss and explain what they have understood about the concepts taught. Work in pupils’ books shows that teachers provide pupils with time to review and edit their work. Leaders have introduced feedback strategies, of which pupils say, ‘It makes us think more carefully about our work and take responsibility for our learning.’ Leaders understand the many strong attributes of Westlands Primary School but also know that there are still areas to develop further. You have identified that outcomes for the most able pupils in writing at greater depth across all year groups need to improve further. We also agreed that the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent needs to reduce so that attendance for all groups is in line with with or better than the national average for primary schools. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders have ensured that there is a strong culture of safeguarding throughout the school. The care and attention given to all pupils reflects this. Staff place the highest priority on pupils’ safety and well-being. Leaders ensure that all staff are thoroughly trained to support the pupils in their care. Well-considered training ensures that staff have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding. They are vigilant about potential risks. Statutory checks are carried out on the suitability of staff to work with pupils. The safeguarding governor has attended appropriate training. He visits the school and meets regularly with the designated safeguarding officer. This provides oversight and scrutiny of relevant processes. Pupils said that they feel safe and know who to go to if they have a concern, and how to keep themselves safe when using the computer. They know that bullying is, ‘being teased repeatedly’, and that if they are worried or disagree with their friends they can talk to staff who, will do everything to help resolve and deal with their concerns. Pupils told me that behaviour is mainly good. However, at times some pupils disrupt learning and affect playtimes.