Winhills County primary school, off Duck Lane, offers particularly good foundation stage teaching but could set higher targets for its most able pupils, according to an Ofsted report.
The headteacher leads the school well and is determined to raise standards, pupils are keen to learn and the school has developed strong links with parents, said the inspectors.

The report reads: "The school now benefits from greater stability in leadership and staffing. Prospects for further improvement are positive because everybody is pulling in the same direction and staff share a strong commitment to improving pupils' learning opportunities."
"Pupils found the breathtaking pace stimulating and rose enthusiastically to the challenges set. Pupils love learning through first hand experiences. The school has joined a good modern languages project which allows pupils to experience learning at least six foreign languages."

Pupils in turn were highlighted for their attitudes and behaviour.
"Most pupils are keen to learn and eager to please. They have a good understanding of healthy lifestyles. Pupils work and play happily together. Pastoral care is good and pupils are looked after well," said the inspectors.

The report also praised the effectiveness of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
It said: "Each day in the unit is planned meticulously and all staff work superbly well together. They make sure that all children, including those who find learning difficult, achieve extremely well in all areas of learning. Each member of the team has developed a particular specialist expertise."

Inspectors also praised the 'strong, effective' links with parents and the wide range of welfare organisations which supported pupils' development.

The school, which caters for 268 pupils aged between three and 11, was encouraged to accelerate the progress of more able pupils so that they attain higher standards, improve attitudes to reading among boys in Year five and six and speed up pupils' progress in science.

Headteacher Stephen Rouse was very happy with the conclusions of the report.
He said: "We are delighted that the considerable team effort to raise standards over the last few years has been recognised by the inspection team. Work is already in hand to ensure further improvement, particularly to raise the profile and standards in science and for our more able children."