A TOWN centre school has been given a glowing report by Ofsted inspectors, who praised it for the outstanding teaching given to its pupils.
St Mary's Church of England Primary has been judged as 'outstanding' in all areas including the achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour of pupils as well as leadership and management.
St Mary's converted to an academy school in February last year and also provides support to All Saints' Darfield, which also belongs to the Academy Trust, and Pipers Grove Primary, which converts to an academy in June.
The inspector's report says St Mary's teaching enables pupils to make outstanding progress in reading, writing and mathematics, and pupils use these skills exceptionally well in other subjects, such as history.
"Pupils are exceptionally keen to learn," inspectors said. "Their behaviour in lessons is excellent."
However, the report also highlighted that in order to improve further, the school must extend the speaking skills of all pupils, particularly boys, by ensuring they talk about their learning during different activities and participate fully in class discussions.
Headteacher Lee Spencer said the school is 'really pleased' with the report.
"It's down to the hard work of all the children, staff and community and it is very much a team effort in working towards a common goal," he said.
