A PRIMARY school on an Oxford estate has made 'determined' improvements since being branded 'inadequate'.
That is the feedback from Ofsted after its most recent visit to Orchard Meadow Primary School in Blackbird Leys.
A letter sent to Cathy Godden, head of the 380-pupil school, said: "Leaders continue to strive to improve standards.
"Their determination is well focused on improving teaching and learning.
"They give careful thought to developing teachers’ skills and recruiting the right people to bring about effective change.
"Leaders are committed to ensuring that all pupils receive the support they need to achieve better."
It was the school's third monitoring inspection since being rated 'inadequate' and placed into special measures in 2016.
In that report, inspectors criticised the school for weaknesses in teaching, poor results for pupils and bad behaviour.
But the new report, which was published this week following inspection in April, was much more positive.
It stated: "Subjects are more carefully planned to engage pupils’ interest.
"A wider range of extracurricular learning, such as educational visits and residential trips, enriches learning.
"Under staff members’ expert guidance, pupils demonstrate an eagerness to achieve well.
"Pupils understand the importance of coming to school and reported that ‘missing out on education is really bad.'"
It also said poor behaviour, including racist incidents, were 'falling steadily'.
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