Celebrations are taking place at a Whitehaven school for its "good" Ofsted report.

Bransty Primary School has been given the good rating following a short inspection, which was the first since it was judged to be good four years ago.

Headteacher Joanne Fearon said: "This is a fantastic report. It encapsulates the school and underpins the things we do every day. We are delighted.

"My heart swells with pride. We are proud of everybody. I want every pupil to achieve their true potential."

She praised staff for their dedication and hard work.

In his report, David Selby, Ofsted inspector, told Mrs Fearon: "You have ensured all staff clearly understand they must always give the highest priority to pupils’ learning and welfare. Staff willingly work hard in response to this expectation."

He said: "You build staff confidence and skills to ensure that the school can continue to improve. You have ensured that subject leaders can have more impact by allocating more time for them to complete their roles."

Governors have improved their impact by changing the way they organise their meetings, and work closely with staff to understand what the school does well and what is less effective, he said.

He added: "Year 6 pupils’ progress in the national tests in reading increased significantly between 2016 and 2017.

"You have ensured the improvements to teaching reading continue with a new home-learning record and the recent introduction of a computer-based system to provide weekly information about pupils’ progress.

"The strong upward trend in the Year 1 pupils’ scores in the national screening check of phonics skills indicates there are firm foundations for further improvements in reading. These scores are above average and increasing."

The inspector highlighted "a good balance between English, mathematics and other subjects".

He said leaders and teachers "work together to improve teaching".

"You have a systematic programme to monitor teachers’ effectiveness, including formal and informal observations of teaching and learning, scrutiny of pupils’ work, teachers’ planning and discussion with pupils," he said.

Mr Selby said: "Children in the early years develop well. The proportion reaching a good level of development has increased since the previous inspection and is now around the national average.

"School data indicates that even those pupils who do not reach this standard make rapid progress from sometimes very low starting points."

Mr Selby recommended the school ensures that teachers provide even more challenging activities. Staff should also build on the systems for involving parents so that more have a close partnership with the school concerning attendance and learning.

Mrs Fearon said these improvements are underway.