Barton Junior School is celebrating after it maintained a ‘good’ Ofsted report over two consecutive inspections.

An inspection that took
place in October graded the school as good, with only two pointers which could make it outstanding.

The Ofsted report, published in November, said: “Teachers do not always give all pupils work which is hard enough or ensure that tasks are understood so that pupils can settle to their work and use their time effectively.

“The progress of the pupils is not consistently rapid in the school as not enough teaching is outstanding.”

The school was placed into special measures in 2007, and it was in 2008 when current principal David Meades joined the school.

He said the children are now “proud” to be there and wear their uniform with pride.

Mr Meades added: “I came in 2008 when I took the school on and it was in special measures.

“But it has been a really good journey for us. I am delighted we got ‘outstanding’ for security and safety of children.”

He continued to say that the school had “bucked the trend” having maintained its good Ofsted status.

He said: “Our SATs results were the highest and were well above average nationally in maths and writing.”

Read the full report in this week's Mercury, out now.