A "good" Rickmansworth primary school has been told it no longer "requires improvement" following its latest Ofsted report.

The acting headteacher of St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, said "the proof of the pudding is in the eating", following the latest inspection by representatives from the education watchdog.

Jenny Morley, who is acting headteacher at the Stockers Farm Road primary school, said the inspectors’ findings are a reflection of the systems the school has put in place since she took over in February.

She said: "It has been a real team effort. Parents have been really supportive. The children are great, as are all the staff, teachers, teaching assistants and admin team.

"Everybody has worked together to really drive forward the new systems, which has really had an impact on the teaching and learning in school.

"The whole school team just worked really hard together to ensure consistency throughout the school and I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating. We got the good Ofsted and I agree with what’s in the report."

Ofsted inspectors visited the school on July 8 and 9 and the report was published on September 9.

In the report, inspectors said the school is "good" because: "Recent improvements, speeded up by the current leadership team, have quickly raised the quality of teaching and pupils’ achievement."

The report goes on to state that: "The acting headteacher very effectively evaluates how well the school is doing and what it needs to do to continue to improve."

Pupils are also reported to have made good progress in reading, writing and mathematics and teachers are said to give pupils interesting tasks which motivate them to learn.

Ofsted judged the school to be "good" across all four areas, including the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the behaviour and safety of pupils and the leadership and management.

Mrs Morley is the acting headteacher at the school while governors look for a full time replacement. She is also headteacher of Warren Dell Primary School, in Gosforth Lane, South Oxhey.

She said she has been welcomed by everyone at the school and that parents and staff have worked together to build up the school’s momentum and drive it forward.

One of the new initiatives that has been implemented at the school, which teaches 229 pupils, is the introduction of house teams, which Mrs Morley said is important to the students as it gives them a sense of responsibility and teaches them how to work in a team.

Inspectors highlighted that the school is not yet "outstanding" because: "Not all pupils have enough opportunity to write at length.

"There is some variation in the quality of teachers’ marking and what teachers expect from pupils by the end of lessons."

The report added: "Ways used by leaders to check the quality of teaching do not always focus sharply enough on how well pupils are learning."