A village school which provides good all-round teaching is on an upward path, according to the latest inspection report.

An Ofsted team which spent three days at Bampton Primary School in April has just released its findings -- and governors are delighted.

The quality of teaching for all 139 boys and girls, from reception through to Year Six, has been classed as good throughout. The team, led by inspector Alison Grainger, said the school "provides a good education for its pupils and has some very good features. It is by no means complacent and is striving to be even better".

At the time of the school's last inspection in 1998, the results of National Curriculum tests in English were well below the national average -- now they are close to it.

In both maths and science the results are well above average.

The overall personal development of pupils, including spiritual and cultural, was very good.

The partnership of the school with parents had been strengthened and was now very good, added the inspection team.

They also gave high praise to headteacher Julia Evans for her leadership, as well as the support and commitment given by teachers and parents.

David Lloyd, the chairman of school governors, said: "Staff, pupils, parents and governors can feel justifiably proud of the considerable achievements."

Parent governor Richard Pitt said: "The school is not only educating the children of Bampton well in the core curriculum areas of English, maths and science, but also providing very good spiritual, moral, social and cultural education."