EDUCATION chiefs say the once-failing Offa's Mead Primary School in Sedbury has a good chance of moving out of special measures.

And acting headteacher, Caroline Holcombe, said the last monitoring visit was: "The best yet. It is now all systems go to come out of special measures."

Following a fifth monitoring visit last month, Ofsted has concluded the school has made good progress.

Inspectors say it is making big advances in raising

standards and accelerating pupils' progress and improving the quality of teaching, learning, target setting and marking.

The inspection report says that the "school's focus on improving pupils' writing was beginning to have an impact of pupils' progress" and that "between September and April, the very large majority of pupils have made good progress with some having made rapid progress."

The report also highlighted the improvement in the quality of teaching and the way that teachers are using their skills to engage with their pupils.

"We are delighted that all the hard work and commitment from staff, pupils, parents and governors has been recognised and we are looking forward to building on this in September."

Paul Harrison, Gloucestershire County Council's head of targeted intervention, said: "The building blocks are now in place for Offa's Mead to exit special measures."