Bosvigo School has been praised as a good school with enthusiastic and committed pupils who are achieving high standards and whose staff, Governors and parents are working very effectively together to ensure it moves forward at a good rate.
The report by Ofsted Inspectors highlights the quality of teaching and learning at the Truro school and the support from parents and the local community.
It commends the excellent provision for pupils' personal development, awarded the top Grade 1; and the wide range of extra curricular activities including trips, residential visits, visitors to the school which, it says, enriches the curriculum.
"This is a good school where pupils' achievement is good and their personal development is excellent. Teaching and learning is good. The school has a vibrant, feel which is due to the good work of the teachers and support staff. Their enthusiasm and commitment result in pupils showing much enjoyment and fully positive attitudes to their work".
"The school is well led and managed. The headteacher's excellent leadership has brought the school forward substantially in recent years and the Governors do an excellent job and are fully involved with all aspects of the school's strategic management".
"Good care, support and guidance, including top quality pastoral care, result in pupils showing excellent behaviour and feeling very safe and secure in the school".
The Inspectors also praise the organisation and administration of the school.
"It is a considerable accolade to the headteacher that he has very effectively led staff through this phase and ensured that improvements in the quality of education and pupils' achievement have remained on track. Governors provide very solid and effective backing for the staff and have helped the school make many improvements since the last inspection".
"Very good communication, established at all levels, gives pupils, staff, governors and parents, a clear voice and involvement in school developments".
The report praises the school's wide ranging curriculum which, it says, extends a long way beyond the basics of the National Curriculum and provides pupils with in depth and quality experiences in creative subjects and sports; the overall quality of teaching and learning, and the achievement and standards attained by pupils.
"Teaching and learning are good. Pupils' motivation for learning is strongly enhanced by the good curriculum. Staff establish strong relationships with the pupils. They now work as a fully committed, enthusiastic and highly effective team. Pupils like their teachers and the teaching assistants and feel they are very helpful, friendly and do a good job of making work as much fun as possible".
Pupils are described as very well behaved and displaying very positive attitudes towards learning. "Pupils are very confident and respond well in lessons".
The school's links with parents and the wider community are also commended. "Parents have a high regard for the school and their views were summed up by one parent who wrote ' The Headteacher leads a team of dedicated staff who enrich the lives of all of the children who attend this school".
The report notes the improvements made since the last Inspection, including the significant upgrade to the buildings, and concludes that the school has a strong capacity to succeed in the future.
The Inspectors identified only two areas of action for governors and staff to raise standards further : to ensure higher attaining pupils always reach the standards of which they are capable in writing by the end of Year 2, and ensure that all teachers make precise use of assessment information to help them provide lesson activities and to provide sharp targets for pupils.
Chairman of Governors Roger Lean said: "The Inspection was a success because of the good teamwork between all staff, Governors, parents and, most importantly, the children".
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