Katy Forsdyke with pupils at Christ Church Primary School

A HAMPSTEAD school has scored top marks from inspectors who branded it “exceptional in every way”.

The celebrations were at Christ Church Primary School this week after Ofsted said it was “outstanding” in all areas.

After a two day visit earlier this year, the inspectors said pupil behaviour was “impeccable”, the thinking behind the curriculum is “profound” and that every child, including those with additional needs, gets “the very best possible education”.

Katy Forsdyke, the school’s headteacher, said: “While we are absolutely delighted with the outcome, we don’t do what we do to secure an Ofsted judgement

“Every day we ask ourselves how we can make this school better for our children and our community, and that is why one of the comments we are most proud of in this report is that our pupils and parents and carers are ‘overwhelm­ingly positive’ about our school.

“Children in our school do thousands of brilliant things every day, and it is their enthusiasm and love of learning which keeps us all motivated and keen to provide more and do things better.”

It was the first time that the school has been inspected since 2009 and under Ofsted’s tough new guidelines many previously top-rated schools have dropped to the lower rung “good” status.

Oliver Chesser, chair of governors at the school added: “The comments in this report are superb, but they are a milestone on a much broader journey rather than a final outcome.”