STAFF and students at one of Malvern’s largest schools are celebrating after a glowing Ofsted report.

Dyson Perrins CE Academy was judged “good” across the board after its latest inspection by the schools watchdog.

This is a notable turnaround on its previous Ofsted, in 2013, which saw the Yates Hay Road school deemed as “requiring improvement”.

Head teacher Stuart Wetson – who was permanently about a year before Ofsted’s latest visit in January – heaped praise on everyone connected with the school and said his position was “a privilege”.

He initially started at Dyson Perrins as acting head after the shock resignation of former head David Griffin in September 2013 after eight years at the school.

Mr Wetson said: “I am obviously delighted that the recent Ofsted inspection was such a positive experience for all associated with Dyson Perrins.

“To have gained good across the board and outstanding for behaviour in the sixth form is a huge and well-deserved achievement reflecting the hard work of the staff, the positive attitudes to learning of the students and the support of our parents and governors.”

The school was judged good overall and in each of the key categories – leadership and management, behaviour and safety, quality of teaching, achievement of pupils and sixth form provision.

Mr Wetson added: “It is great that Ofsted noted the good behaviour of our students, the progress they are making and the fact that they feel safe, valued and respected at our school.

“It is a privilege to be the head teacher of Dyson Perrins, there is such a progressive atmosphere around the school at the moment and the Ofsted outcome gives us an exciting platform on which to build for a bright future.”

Inspectors praised school leaders for “relentlessly pursuing improvement in all areas of the academy” and highlighted the school’s “positive climate for learning”.

It described how “teaching is good and lessons are well structured” and that “standards have improved strongly in the last school year”.

In order to be classed as outstanding, inspectors said the school needs to ensure students do well in English and maths across the board, and improve the level of achievement “in some subject areas”.