A PRIMARY school is celebrating after maintaining a “good” Ofsted rating after inspectors found children are “proud” and “happy”.

Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery, on Salisbury Avenue, has been rated “good” in all areas - the second highest possible rating - following an inspection on April 16 and 17.

Inspectors highlighted that the “school is a happy place” where children support each other.

It was the school’s first inspection since 2018, when it was also rated as “good”.

The report stated: “Pupils are proud of their school. They enjoy having fun at lunchtimes with friends from other classes.

“Pupils know how to be good friends to each other and they appreciate their peers’ kindness, loyalty, and care.

“Pupils understand the school rules: ‘ready, respectful, safe’. They follow these rules well. This allows pupils to learn in a focused and supportive environment.

“They encourage each other to behave well. Staff quickly resolve any incidents. Expectations are high.”

Inspectors found pupils show an interest in their learning and taking pleasure in producing successful work.

At the time of the inspection, the school had 706 pupils aged between three and 11.

The report further added: “The school has established an ambitious curriculum. The wide range of subjects are well thought through and sequenced. There are opportunities for pupils to repeat and review previous learning.

“Pupils apply what they already know to new learning. As a result, pupils remember what they have learned in most subjects.”

Andy Douglas, headteacher at Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery, said: “I am very proud that the effort and hard work put in over an extended period of time from the staff, governors and a dedicated group of volunteers has been recognised by Ofsted.

“There are many very positive comments in the report which I am proud of. We have amazing children who, at times, do the most amazing things both in school and in the community and I am equally proud of them.  “The school will continue to build on our successes whilst maintaining our ethos as an aspirational, inclusive and caring school.”

Despite the overwhelmingly positive report, inspectors did share some advice for further improvement.

The report stated: “In some areas, staff do not check as well as they could whether pupils have gaps in their learning. As a result, not all pupils keep up with everything that is taught.

“The school needs to ensure that staff get the support and guidance they need to assess learning effectively in all subjects, so that pupils make the best possible progress.”