Bracknell

New Scotland Hill Primary School, Bracknell is a good school with many outstanding features say inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).

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

The report says: "The school is committed to providing an environment in which all pupils can develop well, academically, emotionally and personally.

"It demonstrates this commitment in its good care, guidance and support.

"Its effectiveness is demonstrated by pupils' good personal development and well being.

"Pupils show their enjoyment of school through their above average attendance, the very good behaviour of most and their willingness to join in with all that it has to offer."

The inspectors' key findings in summary are:

. Good teaching and learning, supported by a good curriculum, lead to good achievement for pupils;

. The school succeeds well in ensuring that achievement is consistent between pupils, subjects and years in almost all respects;

. The school has succeeded well in addressing the few areas identified in need of significant improvement by the last inspection;

. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good;

. The curriculum is well thought out to give breadth and balance and is adapted effectively to meet the needs of all pupils;

. The curriculum makes a good contribution to pupils' personal development;

. A wide range of well attended clubs provide good opportunities for pupils to take exercise and develop creative and cultural interests;

As in all Ofsted reports the inspectors make recommendations for improvement which at New Scotland Hill Primary School are further improving the measurement of pupil's progress and monitoring of targets.

Pat Kerton, Headteacher at New Scotland Hill Primary School, Bracknell said: "We are delighted that the inspectors recognised that the school is a good school with some excellent qualities.

"The recommendations for improvement are areas which we have already begun to work on including more specific individual pupil targets and we will continue to develop these."

Tony Eccleston, Director of Bracknell Education, Children's Services and Libraries, said: "The inspectors rightly highlight the school's many strengths in their report including a the commitment to make a good contribution to the pupils' personal development.

"The school is providing good education and I am pleased the inspection team has recognised this."

Cllr Alan Ward, Executive Member for Education and Libraries, said: "I am pleased to see New Scotland Hill Primary School get a grade two, good school rating.

"This Ofsted report shows there is good quality teaching in the school and I congratulate the headteacher and her team on this achievement."

Bracknell Forest Borough Council