GOOD teaching and positive pupil attitudes are the winning combination enabling pupils at one Hampshire junior school to achieve well.

Foxhills Junior School in Colbury was described as "good" - the second highest grade possible by the Office for Standards in Education.

The mixed 395-pupil school for children aged seven to 11 years old was praised for its good teaching and curriculum. Children at the school were found to enter with average standards but results from last year's national tests for 11-year-olds found that they achieved "very well" reaching well above average standards in science and above average in maths and English.

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Inspectors found that in the best lessons teachers used "briskly paced" and "challenging activities" with a range of different teaching styles to motivate pupils.

As well as its complimentary Ofsted report the school has also recently been awarded a silver artsmark, FA Charter award and a healthy schools award.

Chairman of governors Ann Arscott said: "The governors are delighted with Ofsted's assessment of the school.

"It recognises all the hard work put in by teachers, pupils and parents during the last four years.

"We are proud to be governors of Foxhills Junior and look forward to being involved with such a successful school in the future," she added.

Mike Espezel, the school's headteacher for the last 18 years, congratulated pupils, staff and governors for all their hard work in making the school a success.