A village primary is making progress after being slated by school inspectors.

Last February, Fingringhoe Church of England Primary School was told its provision “requires improvement” after Ofsted called in January.

In the year since, the school has received two monitoring visits from Ofsted, as it seeks to raise standards at the school in Church Road which teaches 93 boys and girls aged 5-11.

A report sent to headteacher Suzy Ryan commented: “Senior leaders, with the support of governors, continue to take effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement at the recent section 5 inspection in order to become a good school.”

Inspector Ruth Brock urged better progress in maths, especially boys and for better checks on pupil’s progress in classes. The report also noted several staff changes.

“It is testament to the school’s strong supportive ethos that teachers who were previously part-time have agreed to increase their commitment and take on full responsibility for their classes.”

The report also noted better support for those with special educational needs, including Mrs Ryan taking on the role of special education needs co-ordinator.

Pupils were making progress in writing and maths. Though Year Six suffered “poor results,” Ofsted told Mrs Ryan: “You have worked hard to ensure that results for Year 6 will be considerably better.”

School governors were also praised for monitoring priorities and the quality of their questioning was high, so they could understand the progress made.

Headteacher Suzy Ryan told the Gazette: “We are delighted that the Inspector recognised the progress and improvements that have been made, including recent initiatives in writing and maths.

“The school's strong supportive ethos and commitment by staff was celebrated, alongside the eagerness of children to learn and write. Whilst noting the improvements we have achieved so far, our staff team and governors are full motivated to embed the school improvement work already in progress.”