A Bury St Edmunds primary school has been praised for its SEND support and the opportunities offered to pupils following an Ofsted inspection. 

Hardwick Primary School in Steward Road, part of the All Saints Schools Trust, was visited by the watchdog in February where they deemed it continued to be a 'good' school. 

Inspectors found pupils have a strong sense of belonging to the school, behave well throughout the day and typically work hard to achieve teachers’ "high ambitions".

They said the school had a well-sequenced curriculum, with important content broken down for the pupils. 

Staff were praised for being able to "knowledgeably support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)" through "helpful training from the trust". 

The new library was described as "a place pupils simply love to be in" and staff were described as being "well-trained" in teaching early reading and providing "effective help" when required.

The wider opportunities at Hardwick Primary School, including learning instruments or attending chess club, as well as residential trips, were also highlighted in the report. 

The inspectors said new approaches to teaching writing were recently established and sometimes pupils did not apply what they had learned in English class to their independent writing.

They said the school should ensure staff have the expertise and guidance they need to effectively teach the new approaches to writing.

Inspectors also said in some subjects monitoring is "in its infancy" and the school should ensure all subject leaders have ongoing training to evaluate how well pupils are securing their understanding.

Ofsted inspects 'good' schools around once every four years, unless a problem is reported.