A mid Suffolk primary school is celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report.

Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School has received its report from the watchdog and maintained its 'good' rating. 

The Church Street school is part of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (DMAT) and was inspected on October 22.

The inspectors noted children's behave "exceptionally well" and "live up to the school's values and high expectations".

They also praised its forest school as pupils faces light up when they talk about their outdoor learning and described it as a caring and nurturing community. 

The report says that the pupils love being part of this small, welcoming school and one noting how this is a "small school that does big things".

Inspectors added that the school's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision was a further strength, adding that the pupils with SEND are "fully included in school life".

For the school to improve, the report says a very small number of curriculum subjects need further refinement to ensure that the key knowledge pupils need to learn is highlighted and thought out in a logical order. 

Executive headteacher Imogen Wallis said: “We are delighted to have received such a positive Ofsted report, we are very proud of our school.

“This school is very special as our forest school provisions run right through the curriculum.

“We have biology and design technology lessons in the forest school, children cook round the fire and use nature to inspire their artwork.

“The forest school positively impacts the children’s wellbeing and they develop an awe for nature and the outdoors.”

Tracey Caffull, chief executive of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich DMAT, said: “We are so proud of Wetheringsett CofE Primary School and their incredible Ofsted inspection.

“The staff and pupils work so hard to make the school such a wonderful place for children to learn.

“The school is a shining example of the trust’s vision, to raise attainment of pupils in a nurturing environment while reflecting and caring for the communities they serve.”