The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You, your senior team and governors lead a school in which pupils are happy and keen to learn. The great majority of pupils who completed the pupil survey feel that the school helps them to be independent and encourages them to treat everyone equally and with respect. Parents spoken to were very positive about the school’s work, highlighting how approachable members of staff are, and how well they are kept informed of their children’s progress. A number of parents who have known the school for a while commented on how much it has improved under your leadership. The great majority of parents who responded to Ofsted’s survey would recommend the school to others. Similarly, almost all staff are proud to work in the school. They feel it has a culture that encourages calm and orderly conduct and is aspirational for all pupils. Since the last inspection, the school has almost doubled in size, expanding from one-form to two-form entry. You have also experienced many changes in staffing. You now have a strong teaching team and a highly capable senior leadership team. Many of your middle leaders are relatively new in post. They are developing their roles and leadership skills and you are aware of the need to continue to support this development. Together, you have the determination and capacity to improve the school further. The changes in school, along with a dip in results in 2016, led you to identify a number of areas that needed improvement to increase pupils’ rates of progress and their outcomes. Actions to address these areas are having an increasingly positive impact, especially in those areas that are more established, for example the teaching of phonics and mathematics. However, other new approaches, such as developments in reading and writing, need more time to embed before being fully effective. At the time of the last inspection, you were asked to ensure that pupils have opportunities to explore ideas in depth. You have successfully addressed this by developing a broad and engaging curriculum. All pupils benefit from specialist teaching in computing, Spanish, physical education, music and philosophical enquiry. Younger pupils now have the opportunity to experience forest school. Where possible, teachers make relevant and exciting links across the curriculum. For example, the Year 2 topic ‘Great Fire of London’ included history, writing, art, design technology, computing, Spanish and the opportunity to learn about fire safety. This has a positive impact on the development of pupils’ skills and knowledge. You have also responded to the previous inspection report by introducing a new approach to the teaching of writing. This is increasingly providing pupils with opportunities to apply their writing skills in a range of contexts and across different subjects. You have changed the way in which you teach handwriting, but this needs further work to ensure that standards of presentation are consistent across the school. You are acutely aware that some pupils do not attend school regularly enough, and that attendance levels are in the lowest 10% of all primary schools. You and your team are taking extensive actions to address this, although there is limited impact to date. You and the governing body know that this is an area requiring further work. Safeguarding is effective. There is a highly effective culture of safeguarding in the school. You do all that you can to ensure that the school is a safe environment for pupils. You emphasise that safeguarding pupils is everyone’s responsibility and all staff have regular and appropriate training to help them keep pupils safe from harm. Pupils are well cared for at all times. Safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are kept securely. You work with external agencies as necessary and you are persistent when there are concerns about pupils’ welfare. Governors understand their role in overseeing and monitoring the effectiveness of school safeguarding procedures. Pupils spoken to said that they feel safe in school and that they are taught to stay safe, for example through the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum. Pupils also understand about keeping safe when online. Pupils know who they can speak to in school if they have any worries or concerns.