BEHAVIOUR can be "boisterous" at a school that 'requires improvement', according to Ofsted.

Drighlington Primary School, in Moorland Road, received the second-worst rating from the education watchdog.

The school, which has 424 pupils on its roll, was rated 'Good' back in 2019.

Following an inspection on June 12 and 13, behaviour and development of the curriculum were highlighted as areas to be improved.

On the former, inspectors noted: "Behaviour during unstructured times can be boisterous. The school has taken prompt action to reduce the number of incidents, which have decreased."

Staying on that theme, the report added: "The school has raised its expectations of how well pupils should behave and has reduced incidents of misbehaviour. Sometimes pupils are unkind to each other. This is not tolerated.

"Although some bullying does occur, the school deals with it quickly and effectively."

Inspectors said the curriculum "has not yet developed in full".

"The school is developing a revised curriculum. The school is monitoring the impact of these recent changes robustly," they said.

The report said: "However, due to historic weaknesses in some areas of the curriculum, some pupils have gaps in their learning that have not been fully addressed.

"This means that these pupils do not achieve as well as they should in some subjects, including mathematics."

Adults support children to develop skills such as communication and language.

Although some gaps in the curriculum mean that other areas of development are "less secure".

Pupils benefit from a "range of enrichment activities both in and outside of the curriculum".

The school ensures all pupils have access to these experiences, including disadvantaged pupils. 

The report said: "Drighlington Primary School is an inclusive school where staff care about the pupils. Pupils are confident and happy and attend well. They are polite and courteous to adults and one another. They treat their friends and adults with respect.

"Pupils walk calmly and sensibly around school. They behave well in lessons. Pupils listen attentively to adults and each other when learning."

A spokesperson for the school said: "We are pleased the report recognised many aspects of school that we are proud of including the fabulous behaviour inspectors saw and our strong personal, social and health education programme.

"The report reflects that we are on the right path to continue to embed the changes that have already been made and ensure the children of Drighlington Primary receive the best possible education."