A school has been praised by Ofsted for its staff leadership, well behaved pupils and early years education.

But it missed out on a “good” rating overall. West Minster Primary did not reach the mark because it was told the quality of its teaching and the achievement of its pupils requires improvement.

The report highlighted the management team and said: “Current leaders at all levels, including governors, are very committed to, and active in, raising achievement.”

The inspection, carried out on December 3-4, also found that pupils had a positive attitude to learning. Exclusions are now “unusual occurrences” and attendance has improved.

It was noted the children welcomed others from different backgrounds and “are well prepared for the diversity of life and the importance of listening to each others’ views in modern British democratic society”.

The quality of teaching is described as not yet consistently good enough to ensure all pupils achieve well.

It also states that although standards of the pupils’ achievement was improving year on year it still remained low in some areas, including Key Stage 1 and in writing in Key Stage

The quality of education in reception and nursery classes has kept up a good rating since the last inspection.

Steven Connors, who oversees the Sheerness West Federation which includes Rose Street Primary, said: “We were very pleased that Ofsted recognised the great strength of the leadership team.

“We were aware of the areas where we have got to improve and we flagged that up with the inspectors beforehand.

“One of the strengths of the school is it’s aware where it needs to improve, as well as acknowledging that a lot has been achieved since the last inspection.

“I think the team has worked very hard to achieve a good and they are extremely close to that so it was disappointing to miss out.”