A FAST-improving school where pupils have a good attitude to learning was found by inspectors who visited Welland Primary in June.

Under the headship of Mrs Gill Callaghan, the 128-pupil school has overcome serious weaknesses identified in 1997 and made further improvements, says the report of the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).

The inspectors found the school to be open, friendly and well led, with a strong climate for raising standards. There was a strong team ethos and an open attitude to solving problems and making improvements.

Achievements in English and science had improved and were now well above average, while information technology and numeracy skills had improved significantly and progress in other subjects was at least satisfactory.

Behaviour was found to be good overall but less satisfactory at Key Stage I, where the inspectors found that some pupils did not listen or carry out instructions carefully enough.

The report says pupils benefit from systems such as the school council and reading friends, which help them to be responsible, respectful and to build good relationships.

The school works well with parents and the partnership is effective in supporting pupils' learning through help at home and in school, as well as financially.

Areas that could be improved include monitoring, assessment and evaluation, progression through the curriculum to higher levels and the behaviour of some Key Stage I pupils. These form the basis of the governors' action plan.

Chairman of governors Mike Smith congratulated Mrs Callaghan and her staff on the excellent progress made since the last Ofsted inspection and thanked them for all their hard work.

"We are delighted that the report acknowledges the good standards reached by our pupils and the positive attitude they bring to their work.

"We are also pleased to note that work was already under way on the few areas of weakness identified in the report," he said.