St Botolph's School, Quarrington underwent a two day inspection before the summer holidays along with an inspection by the Diocese as it is a church school.

Headteacher Chris Wright explained the two inspections focus on different elements.

Ofsted looks at overall standards in the areas of behaviour, academic achievements, care and provision, and school leadership, while the church inspection focuses on the school's distinctiveness as a church school looking at how it achieves its aims through having a caring, Christian ethos which values and respects all individuals.

Ms Wright was delighted the school had been graded good in all categories.

She said: "Our school is a community which achieves success through effective teamwork. At St Botolph's everyone has a role to play and is valued for their contribution. Consequently our children achieve high standards in all aspects of school life."

Ofsted reported the school was well led and attained above average standards by the time pupils leave.

Senior staff have a good system for tracking the school's good points and areas for improvement and acting upon them.

The report said pupils developed well and were happy at the school, and behaviour was good too.

Teaching was assessed as good overall and efforts to provide hot meals were praised by Ofsted as helping children to try new foods and eat healthily.

The inspectors were also impressed by the school’s outdoor play equipment and use of computers.

They also felt the governors supported the school well.