A Southampton primary school has been told it ‘might be outstanding’ after Ofsted inspectors visited the school at an ungraded inspection.

Bevois Town Primary School on Cedar Road in Southampton had an ungraded inspection from Ofsted on February 27 and 28, where it was told it continues to be graded a ‘good’ school.

To the delight of school officials, the inspector also added that evidence gathered suggests the inspection grade might be outstanding if a graded inspection were carried out.

With 416 pupils, Bevois Town Primary was last inspected in October of 2018.

In the report the Ofsted inspector credited the school’s ability to push students to achieve their best, the vast range of enrichment opportunities available and the fact that pupil’s high value of diversity.

The inspector wrote in the report: “Pupils listen to one another with maturity when discussing their ideas.

"In conversations, they build on each other’s comments and readily consider differing viewpoints.

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“Pupils value diversity. They are rightly proud of how their school welcomes people from many cultures.”

It is also stated that teachers’ subject knowledge is strong and the school is good at identifying where students with Special Education Needs (SEND) may need extra support.

The inspector continued: “Teachers check pupils’ understanding regularly. They expertly identify and address what pupils do not know before introducing new content.

“This includes identifying the additional help that pupils with SEND may require. Furthermore, teachers make sure that the knowledge pupils must remember is revisited and reviewed frequently.”

Reacting to the positive result, headteacher at Bevois Town Primary, Sarah Sadler, said: "We are absolutely thrilled that the essence of our school values has been recognised and that our fantastic community and the meticulous hard work of all our staff shone through.

“Every member of our school goes above and beyond to ensure that the children thrive. We truly want all our children to smile, sparkle and shine.”