A PRIMARY school which fell below the Government targets last year has been issued with an Ofsted notice to improve.

Stonesfield School, near Witney, was criticised for declining achievement, particularly in maths.

The school, which has 134 pupils, was also told it needed to work on how well it worked with pupils who are disabled and those who have special needs.

Inspector Michael Bartleman said behaviour, leadership and management of the school were satisfactory. And he said new acting headteacher Fi McGregor was making a “significant difference” to the way the school’s weaknesses were being tackled.

But he added: “Although most of the teaching observed during the inspection was satisfactory or better – a recent improvement – its impact on pupils’ learning over time has been inadequate at Key Stage Two.

“Satisfactory teaching is not helping older pupils make up the ground they have lost.”

Last summer only 57 per cent of pupils achieved the expected levels in both English and maths in Key Stage Two examinations, compared with 82 per cent the year before and 100 per cent in 2009. The floor target is 60 per cent.