A primary school in High Wycombe is celebrating after improving their Ofsted results.

The new headteacher at Hamilton Academy, Stephen Nunn, says he is extremely proud of the Priory Road-based school for regaining its ‘good’ status following a ‘requires improvement’ report in 2013.

The Ofsted inspection carried out in June marked the leadership, behavior, safety, quality of teaching, pupil achievement and early year’s provision.

Mr Nunn said: “We are extremely proud of our new overall grading of ‘good’, which represents a rapid move forward from our previous grading of ‘requires improvement’ in June 2013.

“This is as a direct result of the continuing hard work of all of those involved with the school: children, staff, governors and parents.

“The inspection team recognised our school as one that has improved quickly and that understands how to progress still further. They recognised that our academic standards and our standards of teaching and learning have risen rapidly over the last year.

“We are especially proud that Ofsted recognised that teaching across the school is now consistently good, with some that is outstanding, and that this has enabled pupils to make fantastic progress this year. “It was also a delight to see Ofsted’s recognition of the good behaviour and positive attitudes of our pupils and the way in which they play together harmoniously.”

The Ofsted report praised the school in a number of key areas, highlighting pupil progress and the level of teaching.

The report said: “Pupils make good progress across the school. All groups of pupils, including different ethnic groups and disadvantaged pupils, make good progress.

“Teaching is consistently good. Teachers plan activities which interest pupils and engage them in learning. Classroom displays support learning effectively and celebrate pupils’ work.

“Pupils say that they feel safe in the school. There are few incidents of poor behaviour in the school. Pupils report that staff help them to sort out problems or concerns.”

It continued: “The early year’s provision is good. Children develop their skills well in a bright, welcoming environment and staff support them effectively so they are well prepared for Year 1.”

The result is a big turnaround from the inspection two years ago, where the school was condemned for leadership and management, quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils.

In the latest report, inspectors said to become an outstanding place for education, teachers should systematically and effectively check learning thoroughly in lessons and adapt activities so pupils make more rapid progress.

Another area for improvement would be for teacher marking to give pupils more information on how to advance.