A primary school has been praised by the education watchdog after its latest inspection.

Beever Primary School on Moorby Street in Oldham was previously given a rating of "requires improvement" by regulator Ofsted in 2018.

But after an inspection in April it has been given a ranking of "good".

Inspectors Steve Bentham and Joan Williamson noted that all the teaching staff at the school had been appointed subsequently to the previous inspection.

The school was found to be "good" in all areas surveyed – the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

Previously, it had received "requires improvement" in all areas except for personal development, where it was rated "good".

A redesigned curriculum and the prioritisation of pupils’ reading ability were both praised by inspectors – and pupils were said to be happy at the school, demonstrating positive attitudes.

A "calm and orderly environment" was said to be present throughout the school.

Teachers were also praised by inspectors for developing tasks to fill in gaps in pupils’ understanding based on assessment results – with inspectors saying pupils remember what they are taught.

This contrasts with the 2018 report, where teachers were criticised for not checking which pupils needed further challenges or additional help to overcome misunderstandings.

The pandemic was blamed for delaying the development of a small number of subjects – with inspectors saying leaders had not defined clearly enough some of the key knowledge they want pupils to learn.

While the school’s absence rate was said to be improving since the last inspection in 2018, the disruption caused since the start of the pandemic has led to it slipping back to roughly where it was before.

Beever Primary School was contacted for a comment about the inspection report.

The full Ofsted report can be found on Ofsted’s website.