Charlton Primary School has made a giant leap from inadequate to good in the eyes of Ofsted inspectors.

It was given the worst possible rating in every category in October 2013.

It was only weeks after the newly appointed head teacher Kim Werth took over.

She said: “I joined Charlton in September 2013 and had been at the school only six weeks before we were put into special measures by Ofsted.

“Although Ofsted made it clear that this was based on historic performance, it was still a big shock for our school community.”

But now it has been rated good in every category, with only two pointers for improvement.

To become outstanding, the report said: “Ensure that all teachers are as good as the best in the school at moving learning on rapidly, through precise, well-judged intervention and advice.

“And ensure that all groups of pupils make rapid and sustained progress from their starting points, so that standards of attainment consistently meet or exceed national averages, including at the highest levels.”

It also mentioned the tireless work of Ms Werth, who has led the school in its progress.

'The head teacher is tireless and uncompromising in her pursuit of excellent achievement for all.' - Ofsted report

“The head teacher is tireless and uncompromising in her pursuit of excellent achievement for all,” it said.

“Under her leadership, the school has improved dramatically.

“Pupils achieve well because teachers have high expectations of them and provide very good help and guidance on how to improve their work.”

Before, the previous report stated that children didn’t feel safe in school, but the latest report said: “The site is transformed from its poor state at the time of the last inspection.

“It is safe, inviting, and well equipped to encourage play and learning.”

In January last year, when the inadequate report was published, school leaders implemented a comprehensive action plan.

Ms Werth said: “This has been an incredibly rapid transformation.

“In an incredibly short time of only 15 months, Charlton has come out of special measures and has been judged as good in all areas during its recent Ofsted inspection.

“However, I am ably supported by my deputy, the LA and my team, we set about making the huge changes that were needed to move the school forward.

“By July 2014 our results had shown a significant improvement in teaching and learning, our combined level 4 for Year 6 moved from 72% to 83%.”