ADDINGHAM Primary School has been rated 'Good' following a recent Ofsted inspection, with the school's leadership and the pupil's development, behaviour and welfare being praised as 'Outstanding'.

Inspectors visited the school in July and the report was published on the Ofsted website last week. It findings are:

• ‘Outstanding’ for the effectiveness of leadership and management.

• ‘Good’ for the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.

• ‘Outstanding’ for the personal development, behaviour and welfare of the children.

• ‘Good’ for our pupil outcomes.

• ‘Good’ for the effectiveness of the Early Years provision (Reception).

Headteacher Miss Hilary Cave said: "The report is extremely positive and highlights the many strengths of our school. The inspectors found the children to be an absolute delight and as a result they have awarded the school ‘Outstanding’ for the personal development, behaviour and welfare of the children."

The Ofsted report states: “Pupils develop as self-assured and caring young people. They welcome the responsibility and make a considerable contribution to the effective running of the school. Many pupils take on additional responsibilities, such as play leaders, buddies or school council members. They take these roles seriously and must apply and be interviewed for the posts. Across the day, pupils make a creditable contribution to the smooth running of the school.

"Behaviour in the school is impeccable. Pupils are kind to one another and courteous to visitors. They enjoy their learning and apply themselves diligently across the day”.

The report also highlights the ‘Outstanding’ leadership (at all levels) from the Senior Leadership Team to Governors, Subject Leaders and SENCo.

“The Headteacher’s incisive leadership and clarity of vision has been a key factor in the school’s improved effectiveness. Together with the strong support of other leaders, a positive and ambitious culture has been created within which the school has made rapid progress," states the report.

The report comments that the quality of teaching, learning and assessment are now good.

“The majority of teaching now leads to strong and substantial progress across subjects and Key Stages. Standards in all Key Stages have risen since the last inspection because leaders have accurately pin-pointed areas for improvement and strengthened the quality of teaching. Aspects of good practice from within the school have been shared effectively and integrated into policy and practice.

"The early years provision enables children to get off to a good start at school. They settle in quickly and make good progress.

"Pupils are keen and enthusiastic learners who display a love of learning. They sustain their interest and concentrate well because teachers have developed an exciting and appealing curriculum. Consequently, they are very well prepared for secondary education.

"Teaching assistants form effective partnerships with teachers. In lessons they know their roles well and make a valuable contribution to supporting pupils’ learning.”

Miss Cave added: "We have an amazing team of teaching and non-teaching staff and governors at Addingham Primary School, as well as an incredibly supportive parental community and fantastic pupils. We could not have achieved this judgement without their continued hard work, dedication and commitment."