A PRIMARY school given a critical report by inspectors is now making good progress.

In February, a team from education watchdog Ofsted visited Holy Trinity Primary School in Cecil Street, Bury, and judged it to "require improvement".

School leaders were asked to take steps so its 216 pupils made faster progress, teaching was consistently good across the school, and staff shared good practice.

Inspectors returned to the school in April and published a follow-up report last week.

Inspector Martin Bell said: "Senior leaders and governors are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the recent inspection."

He recommended the school should give teachers clear feedback so they can improve lesson planning and give them more help teaching English and maths, while children who are falling behind in those subjects should be given help catching up.

Mr Bell added: "The school's relentless focus on improving the quality is having a positive impact.

"Three times as many pupils are now on track to achieve the expected standards in phonics compared to last year.

"Pupils are pleased with the changes that have been introduced.

"They appreciate efforts adults are making to provide them with a wide range of after school clubs are excited about representing the school in a forthcoming choir competition."

The school library has been refurbished and the school is buying new books.

Headteacher Mr Marcus Elder said: "Holy Trinity is on a journey of improvement.

"The inspection in January and subsequent visit in April have confirmed that we already were, and continue to be, on the right track.

"With the enthusiasm of our dedicated staff team and the support from our fantastic children and parents we are confident we will continue to improve."