School leaders and the trust make sure that staff are well trained.  All staff appreciate this and are unanimous in their support of the leadership team.

Pupils’ work across the curriculum is of a good quality and shows a significant improvement on their previous achievement.

Leaders set high expectations of staff and pupils and have built a strong sense of teamwork across the school.

Pupils like their school. They are happy in their learning and play.

One parent’s comment summed up the views of others in saying, ‘There’s nothing to improve, this school is great.

Pupils enjoy the activities that they are offered for learning beyond lessons. They speak enthusiastically about school trips, such as the residentials which ‘build our self-esteem’. Pupils particularly enjoy visitors to school. One pupil said that the local author visit had inspired her to write.