INSPECTORS have said a school is "taking effective action" to tackle problems after a monitoring inspection.

Rivenhall Primary School in Witham was judged to require improvement after an inspection last July.

During the most recent monitoring inspection Ofsted highlighted the school's summer results and said there has been a "good level of development".

The report, published last Tuesday, said: "Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent section five inspection in order to become a good school.

"Since the previous inspection, you have appointed a new teacher in the Year 5 and 6 class. This member of staff has also undertaken the key role of leading mathematics across the school.

"Following a successful period of challenge and support by the local authority, the improvement board that was put in place in October 2015 has now been replaced by the current governing body.

"Summer 2016 results show that the school has an improving three-year trend in the proportion of pupils achieving a good level of development at the end of the Reception Year."

But inspectors also said there is some way to go and the school must ensure that work is challenge for all pupils, especially the most able.

The report added: "Despite considerable work to improve pupils’ presentation of their work, the majority is still not good enough.

"Staff all know the expectations, as do pupils. However, teachers are not yet insisting on pupils consistently demonstrating these expectations."