YOUNGSTERS at a York secondary school are trumpeting their success after a recent Ofsted inspection.

Canon Lee School, in Clifton, was graded as “good” by inspectors who visited in February.

They were particularly pleased that the specialist arts school improved the way that assessment data is analysed and used to promote higher achievement.

Lead inspector Ian Richardson said in his report: “The school now has higher expectations of its students and this is seen in the challenging targets it has set. As a consequence of good leadership and management and overall good teaching, students have responded with improved attendance and higher achievement.

“However, there are a small proportion of students who are persistent non-attenders and they are limiting the school raising attendance levels further.”

He said the school had also made significant progress in promoting community cohesion and has an arts community programme that extended this provision to people living in Clifton and Rawcliffe.