A CITY school has been told it must improve.
Hogarth Primary and Nursery was given the second-worst rating of "requires improvement" by Ofsted after a visit in mid-December.
In the report, which has just been released, lead inspector Michael Phipps said pupils were not making enough progress in English and maths.
He said that in some lessons, activities were too easy for some pupils.
However, he did note good points, saying pupils felt safe in school and children were taught well in the early years.
The report said: "In recent years pupils' progress in English and mathematics in Key Stage 2 has been too slow.
"Rates of progress are now beginning to rise as a result of actions taken by school leaders to improve teaching.
"Attainment in English is now close to national figures but rates of progress in mathematics have not yet been rapid enough to close the gap with pupils nationally."
He added: "Pupils behave well in lessons. They enjoy learning and they want to succeed. Most pupils concentrate well and can work without help from their teacher when they are given the chance."
The school was given a "satisfactory" grade in its previous inspection.
The "requires improvement" rating replaced this when Ofsted introduced tougher measures last year.
Having been given the rating, schools are subject to regular monitoring inspections from Ofsted.
Head teacher Fiona Johnson said: "The governors, staff and I are pleased that the Ofsted team identified Hogarth's strengths and those things that are key to a child's social development and well-being – such as relationships between themselves and adults in school and overall behaviour.
"In the full report there is evidence of the impact that intervention strategies such as our own Raising Attainment Plan is making on progress.
"We are aware that we need to make the improvements identified and have returned to school this term focused on these aspects."
