Didcot Girls' School is a good school where pupils receive outstanding care, according to its latest Ofsted report.

Inspectors who visited the 1,400-pupil school last month found that pupils make good progress, perform above average in exams and enjoy their learning.

Teaching was rated good overall and the curriculum was found to offer a good range of options for pupils.

The Work Place, an innovative education project launched this year for pupils who are struggling with mainstream school, received special praise in the report.

The school's new behaviour strategy, Our Values, which includes a structured system of sanctions and rewards, was also singled out as a success with bullying rare at the school.

Leadership and management were rated as good and governors were described as supportive of the school.

Strong links with primary schools were found to help pupils settle into the school quickly.

Sixth-form staff were praised for their hard work in collaboration with St Birinus School, Didcot, to provide a broad and increasing range of courses to students.

Teaching and learning were found to be good overall in the sixth-form, with some outstanding practice.

Sixth-formers themselves were described as "positive, mature and confident, they receive good support and guidance".

The report said: "Pupils' personal development and well-being are outstanding. The majority of pupils are happy to come to school where they feel safe and well cared for.

"Bullying is rare, and pupils appreciate the peer mentoring system, which provides them with senior pupils with whom they feel comfortable to report incidents."

To improve further, the school was told it should continue its efforts to raise standards.

Headteacher Paula Taylor-Moore said: "We are delighted to have been recognised as a good school, maintaining above average results at all stages and providing outstanding care, guidance and support for our pupils.

"We have always tried hard to enable all our pupils to not only be in a position to earn their living but also to be able to live their lives in a positive way.

"I'm deeply proud of all the staff and pupils who work so hard to make all of this possible."