A PRIMARY school which fell foul of new, tougher regulations on safeguarding has passed its first monitoring inspection with flying colours.

Cutteslowe Primary School, in Oxford, was given a notice to improve after failing to keep all details of criminal records bureau checks in the school following an inspection in October.

Inspectors went back in February and found safeguarding at the school was good.

Vice-chairman of governors Murray Hunt said: “There was really just one aspect which pulled us into the notice-to-improve category, which was the single central record that schools have to keep, and they have confirmed that is now fine and ship-shape.”

Other aspects highlighted for improvement were writing attainment and consistency in teachers’ marking — both of which, inspector Daniel Towl said in his report, had improved.

He said: “The headteacher has been successful in establishing a new direction for the school, ensuring that the roles and responsibilities of all staff are much clearer.”