A JUNIOR school in Andover has been rated as being ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors.

Portway Junior School was awarded the grade for its leadership and management, behaviour and safety of pupils, quality of teaching and the achievement of pupils.

In a summary of key findings, inspectors said: “Pupils’ standards are high.

“Their results in mathematics and reading show very high attainment.

“Pupils make good progress in all subjects and benefit from a high level of challenge and welldeployed staff.

“The school has high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and manages it well, and offers a wide range of subjects and prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.

“The head teacher and governors have ensured that all staff share their high expectations and work together well.

“As a result, teaching and pupils’ achievement have steadily improved over time.”

However the report said the school was not yet ‘outstanding’ because “too few pupils have attained results at the higher levels”.

The report added: “Teachers’ expectations of pupils’ writing are not always high enough in subjects other than English.

“Teachers do not always give pupils sufficient advice about how to improve their spelling, punctuation and grammar.”

Head teacher Tim Deery said: “I am very proud that Ofsted has recognised Portway Junior as a good school.

“We are very lucky to have such a hard-working and dedicated group of staff who want the very best for our pupils.

“I would also like to pay tribute to our supportive parents and governors, our amazing colleagues at Portway Infant School and our enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils that make Portway such a special place.”