Top marks again for South Staffordshire church school
Bosses at a church school in South Staffordshire are celebrating after it was again judged outstanding by the Lichfield Diocese.
St Nicholas' CE First School in Codsall faced its last inspection in 2009 but the diocese has since raised the bar for education establishments seeking to achieve the top rating available.
Headteacher Tim Moule, who has been in post for four years, said: "The benchmark was raised for outstanding in the same way as Ofsted has raised its standards so we were delighted when we heard of our latest inspection. The staff work exceptionally hard I think because they are proud to be at this school.
"Everyone believes in the values of this school and I think this is a recognition of that hard work, the teaching and our strengths."
In the wake of her visit last month inspector Mrs Rachael Brownhill highlighted the leadership of the school.
She said: "The leadership has created a highly distinctive and effective learning environment where Christian values and teaching are expertly planned and attainment is consistently high."
She also paid tribute to the inclusive spirit of the school and added: "There is a very clear and strong commitment to both the care of the children through living out the Christian values of mutual respect, trust and love, and the standards that the pupils achieve.
"The children in turn value their school, saying that they feel very safe and know who to go to if they have a problem.
"As a result behaviour is excellent with the children recognising the difference between right and wrong and the school working with the support of parents."
