PUPILS and staff at a Worcestershire school have been celebrating after inspectors said their school was good.

A recent Ofsted inspection at Upton Snodsbury CE First School rated the school as good overall and outstanding in some areas.

In the report govern- ment inspector Michael Farrell said: “Upton Snodsbury CE First School is a good school.

“It provides outstanding care, guidance and support, including through its excellent safeguarding procedures, and the way it engages parents and carers is also outstanding.

“Pupils’ behaviour is excellent and they feel exceptionally safe.”

The school’s curriculum was said to be well-planned and balanced with great care taken to ensure it was pitched at the right levels for different abilities.

Teaching was said to be good with warm relationships between teachers and pupils.

Youngsters progressed well and achieved above average results and where progress was slower they were given extra help including boys receiving greater support in maths and the individual requirements of those with special needs being met.

The inspector said occasionally the introduction to lessons was not as challenging as it could be.

Pupils were said to be kind, polite and generous and their behaviour was excellent with no bullying or discrimination in evidence.

The school’s leadership was good and leaders drove improvements and the inspector said the school offered value for money.

In the school’s Early Years Foundation stage pupils made good progress, achieved well and behaved excellently.

The school’s headteacher Lorraine Barber said: “We are very pleased with the outcome of our recent inspection which is a good reflection of the hard work and dedication of all the staff and governors.

“It also reflects the warm and caring ethos in which we strive to develop the children as learners and the support we have from parents in doing this.”

WHAT THE INSPECTORS SAID

About the school

The school is smaller- than-average with almost all pupils from white British heritages. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is lower-than-average.

What the school does well

Pupils feel safe.

Pupils’ behaviour is excellent Outstanding care, guidance. and support is given to children.

The school works well with parents.

What the school can do better

Increase pupils’ progress by ensuring that the introductory tasks in every lesson are pitched at the right level of difficulty and challenge pupils to think hard about the aims of the lesson.

Improve the curriculum by increasing pupils’ practical experiences of business and enterprise in the local community.