THE headteacher of a school for children with learning difficulties has “worked tirelessly” to keep standards high, according to Ofsted.

The education watchdog visited Limington House School in November last year, and a report published last week said headteacher Justin Innes has “raised expectations and successfully restored high standards of teaching”.

The school, in St Andrew’s Road, was graded as “good” by Ofsted in October 2012.

A short inspection was carried out in November 2015, as the first visit since the previous full inspection.

Mr Innes was appointed as headteacher in January 2015, and the new report said: “You quickly identified that the school’s performance had weakened since its previous inspection. You immediately took effective action to arrest the decline.”

It added: “There is no doubt that all pupils make good progress at the school, comparing well with other pupils with similar starting points. Many pupils make much better than expected progress in all areas of learning, including disadvantaged pupils.”

The school caters for pupils aged two to 19 who have severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The report said: “Pupils are proud of their school and behave well. They know they are in school to learn and take an interest in their work. They wear their school uniform neatly, and look after their belongings and each other.”

To improve, the school has been asked to ensure more teaching is outstanding, develop the confidence and skills of subject leaders and improve the outdoor accommodation for the early years.

Mr Innes said: “The Ofsted inspection demonstrates the strengths of the school which is all due to the hard work and dedication of the staff team. Just like the pupils, they are rightly proud of the school too.”