GOOD leadership and management, good teaching and an enriched curriculum have led to good achievements by pupils at a Droitwich school.

Praise for the children's attitudes to learning also came from school inspectors in OFSTED's latest report on Cutnall Green Church of England First School.

Headteacher Michle Humphreys is deemed a good role model for staff with a clear vision for improving the school.

"We were absolutely delighted with the report, particularly, the praise for our enriched curriculum and the significant strength of pupils' personal qualities," she said.

"We aim to provide a positive learning environment in which children can flourish and this has been recognised."

The inspection, carried out over three days last October, found the school good, very good or satisfactory in all aspects.

The school's improvement since the last inspection was good overall.

Policies and schemes of work had been put into place for all subjects and attendance monitoring had improved. But inspectors felt that improvement planning could be more effective.

Despite the high percentage of pupils with special educational needs in Year 4, standards were above average in writing and well above average in speaking, listening and reading.

This was due to sustained good teaching, meeting the needs of all groups of pupils, said the report.

Teachers had high expectations of their pupils and insisted on high standards of behaviour, ensuring no time was wasted.

Atmosphere

"The good relationships between pupils and staff made a key contribution to the hard-working and wholehearted atmosphere in school," said the report.

"The staff are very good role models for the pupils and very high levels of trust and respect are built between them and the pupils, reflecting the very good provision for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development."

Pupils with special needs were found to be learning effectively at their own pace, being provided with good individual learning programmes and support from teachers and teaching assistants.

However, the school's new computers were not being used effectively and teachers lacked a thorough knowledge of available software.