STAFF and students are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors said their school was good.

The news marks a turnaround for Flyford Flavell First School, which was judged to require improvement at the end of 2014.

Now, inspectors say pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics and achieve well in other subjects.

Children in the early years were said to get a "flying start" to their education and made rapid progress.

Disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs were also said to make good progress.

Teaching was described as typically good, good in mathematics and the report said the teaching of writing had improved.

More able pupils did well although sometimes pupils chose work that was too easy or hard for them, slowing down their progress.

Underachievement identified at the previous inspection had been addressed through changes in staffing.

The 2016 test results showed that Year 2 pupils made good progress from their starting points.

The school's work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare was described as outstanding.

Inspectors found pupils looked after each other, were polite and well behaved and knew how to stay safe.

The few pupils who struggled to control their behaviour were given high quality support and did not disrupt learning for others.

Attendance at the school was found to be above average and persistent absence was low.

The inspectors described headteacher Rosalind Brotherton's leadership as inspirational and said she, and the wider leadership team, had fostered a culture of high aspiration for the children.

Inspectors suggested the school could improve further by helping pupils to opt for work that was the right level of difficulty for them and to build on their improvements in pupils' writing.

They were also told to monitor teaching with a clearer focus on how effectively pupils made progress.

Mrs Brotherton said: "I would like to thank all the parents, staff and governors for their amazing support over the last two years.

"The rapid improvements made to our school, have been possible due to a community working together for the good of its children."