A Hampshire school is celebrating an excellent Ofsted inspection - just three years after it was judged to be failing.

In 2004, inspectors found Netley Marsh CE Infant School, near Totton, was not providing an acceptable standard of education and placed it on special measures.

This was blamed on staffing changes and meant it was monitored over the following year and then re-inspected, when it was found to be improving.

But the 77-pupil school was again inspected earlier this year and has now been ranked "outstanding" or "good" in all areas.

Head teacher Laura Dickson, who has been at the school since 2004, said: "We are really delighted with the report. It reflects all the hard work the school team has put in."

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