Inspectors said children enjoyed a varied education at Moorings Way Infant School, Portsmouth.

Pupils have been learning about Braille and enjoyed a visit from Julie Duffy, who is blind, and her guide dog Marble.

The school also organises outdoor visits and after-school clubs which, Ofsted says, enriches the curriculum and excites pupils' love of learning.

The school in Moorings Way, Milton, has bought 10 laptops for pupils to make lessons more exciting and develop their awareness of the wider world.

The Ofsted report rated the school 'satisfactory' with an improving standard of education.

There was particular praise for the newly-appointed headteacher, Victoria Page, and her senior team for stopping a slide in standards.

Miss Page said: 'It's down to just hard work and dedication, and teaching to the individual needs of children.

'We've got such targeted teaching that when we see dips we can pinpoint what caused it.'

The report also praised pupils' good understanding of right and wrong and of healthy lifestyles, while learning in the reception year was fun, varied and exciting.

But the report did say some lessons were slower, attendance was only satisfactory and marking did not always help pupils understand how to improve their work next time.

Miss Page said: 'We've got to make sure we've got the right pace for lessons. But we don't want to be so pacey that some children are left behind.

'A lot of parents did take their children for term-time holidays because they were a lot cheaper. But we've had a big push to try to stop that.

'We give an awful lot of feedback but it tends to be more oral. I think the inspectors wanted to see more written comments as a permanent record, though I'm not sure how much of that sinks in with infants.'