Bracknell

Harmans Water Primary School, Bracknell is a good school with many outstanding features say inspectors from the Office for Standard's in Education (Ofsted).

The Ofsted inspection team visited the Bracknell Forest Borough Council school in January and their report gives it a grade two, good school rating.

The report says: "This is a good school that offers pupils a caring atmosphere in which they achieve well. The good teaching, stimulating curriculum and high levels of care enable pupils to make good progress. English standards are above average due to the improvements in provision made by the school.

"Harmans Water Primary School's work on the creative curriculum has had a positive impact on pupil's attitudes to learning and their enjoyment."

The inspector's key findings in summary are:

* Learning and teaching at the school are good
* This is a good school that offers pupils a caring atmosphere in which they achieve well
* The good teaching, stimulating curriculum and high levels of care enable pupils to make good progress, socially and academically
* English standards are above average due to the improvements in provision made by the school
* Good provision in the Foundation Stage gives the children a positive start to their learning
* The school's creative curriculum has had a positive impact on pupils' attitudes to learning and their enjoyment
* Since the last inspection, the school has been successful in identifying and improving aspects of the education it providesPupils are outstanding in the way they take up the very many opportunities for physical activity
* The Headteacher has a clear vision for the school which is supported by a committed staff team and well organised governing body

As in all Ofsted reports the inspectors make recommendations for improvement which, at Harmans Water Primary School, Bracknell are further improving the measurement of pupil's and monitoring of targets.

Michael Harris, Headteacher at Harmans Water Primary School, said: "We are delighted that the inspectors recognised the huge improvements the committed staff team has achieved since the last Ofsted inspection.

"The inspectors recognised that many of our pupils did not enter school at a national level but that we enabled them to make good progress over their time in our school.

"The recommendations for improvement are areas which we had already identified in our School Self Evaluation document and had already begun to work on, including helping pupils to make faster progress in mathematics by matching work more closely to their ability.

"The whole of our school community can be proud of what it is achieving through working together as a team, dedicated to providing children with a caring but challenging place to work and learn."

Tony Eccleston, Director of Bracknell Education, Children's Services and Libraries, said: "The inspectors have highlighted improvement in the school since the last Ofsted report.

"The school is providing high quality education and I am pleased the inspection team has recognised this. Well done to the Headteacher and his staff on this success."

Bracknell Forest Borough Council