A mid Suffolk primary school is "thrilled" after receiving a 'good' Ofsted rating in all four inspection areas. 

Bedfield Church of England Primary School was inspected in October by the education watchdog. 

The report praises on the school for its "extremely happy" pupils who "bring tremendous enthusiasm to everything they do".

It also praised the school for engaging pupils in animal welfare and the environment with pupils looking after chickens in the school grounds and the resident dachshund dog, Cleo. 

Pupil holding the schools sausage dog, Cleo. Iris holding the school's sausage dog, Cleo (Image: DMAT)

For such a small school, pupils enjoy a range of clubs and extra curricular activities and these experiences help them hone new skills and enhance curriculum knowledge, the report added. 

Executive headteacher Imogen Wallis said: “We are thrilled with the Ofsted report and are so pleased the inspectors got to see what a wonderful school this is.

“It’s lovely our school dog Cleo gets a mention in the inspection – she acts as a therapeutic presence when children feel anxious and they love her so much.

“As the report recognises, this school is like a big family – we see lots of examples of older children caring for the younger children and helping them in their work.

“Although we are a small school, we have big ambitions for what children can achieve both academically and socially.” 

The report praises the school for engaging pupils in animal welfare. The report praised the school for engaging pupils in animal welfare (Image: DMAT)

The school checks regularly how well pupils read which means those that fall behind receive immediate help and swiftly catch up, Ofsted said.

However, inspectors found that some teachers do not rigorously identify spelling, while there are punctuation and grammatical errors in the work of some younger pupils and as a result some students continue to make the same mistakes. 

Tracey Caffull, chief executive of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs the school, said: “Congratulations to Bedfield CofE Primary School for their tremendous Ofsted inspection report, they truly deserve it.

“The trust endeavours to raise attainment of each of its schools, supporting them to remain individual while part of the family community.”