The best teaching captures and holds the interest of the pupils. The teacher's enthusiasm, as with a year 5 and 6 literacy hour, successfully uses the pupils' desire to learn, through the lively presentation and the confident sharing of ideas between teacher and learner. Teaching in year 2 makes a perceptive use of questioning to challenge pupils' thinking but gives them the confidence to share and develop their ideas. Time is well used and teachers, as in the under five's class, work very effectively with the support staff. Attention to detail and the high quality relationships between adults and pupils ensure that teachers' management of behaviour and organisation of lessons appears effortless.
Praise is very well used to celebrate pupils' achievements and encourage improvements.
Where occasional lessons become unsatisfactory, as in years 3 and 4, there can be less attention than usual to planning and the setting of clear expectations for the pupils' work. As a result, the pupils are not always fully engaged in learning and the organisation of the lesson insufficiently promotes progress. Pupils behave very well in lessons and around the school. They have an excellent attitude to learning and show good respect to others. Attendance is about the national average and punctuality to school is good.