A VILLAGE school that was given notice to improve by Government inspectors is making good progress.

In its latest monitoring inspection, Hallow CE Primary School has been praised by Ofsted, which said the school is "addressing the issues for improvement and in raising the pupils' achievement".

The school was given notice to improve by Ofsted last summer, when the education watchdog deemed the overall effectiveness of the school to be inadequate.

At that time the inspectors said: "The inspection findings confirm the school's own view that the education it currently provides is inadequate."

Inspectors visited the school again in December to see what progress had been made.

In the latest report, the inspectors said: "The clear commitment for improvement by staff and the determined focus by the headteacher have brought about significant improvements to the quality of teaching and learning."

They added: "Results in 2007 show that standards at key stage one have risen to above average in reading, writing and mathematics."

Headteacher Simon Stubbs said he was pleased with the latest report.

He said: "It shows that we are making good progress and we are now heading in the right direction. We should have one more monitoring inspection before Ofsted signs us off as being back on form."

The inspector said results in key stage two showed standards were broadly average, however, the progress in pupils from key stage one to key stage two was significant.

The report continued: "The school has received good support from the local authority. This has been particularly successful in improving the quality of mathematics teaching and enhancing the use of assessment.

"Pupils are challenged by their work which is well matched to their levels of ability."