One of the most difficult tasks for all those who are bringing up a child is choosing a school.

It doesn't take long to be overwhelmed by the wealth of information available from SAT results to Ofsted reports to the unqualified views of friends and neighbours.

The decision will, quite literally, last a lifetime which is why it is so important and why, also, this news has to be welcomed.

The city has been in the spotlight for its performance in educating our children for the wrong reasons for too long.

So quite rightly our education leaders are delighted that the city no longer has any schools judged by Ofsted to be inadequate.

Teachers often tell us not to just look at the results for academic progress, but also what else is being offered.

For the skills a child needs to grow into adulthood are not just maths, English and science – children need to be able to socialise and be equipped to deal with the challenges that life throws at them.

Ofsted examines schools on personal development and wellbeing; teaching and learning; curriculum and other activities, care, support and guidance and leadership and management as well as achievement and standard.

They are looking at the school as a whole and is therefore a useful guide.

The last school to come out of special measures in Bristol is Ilminster Avenue and the hard work put in by its governors, teachers and parents can only receive praise.

And that should be shared, too, by the teachers and parents of children at the other 109 primary schools in Bristol who have continued to ensure their schools have not fallen by the wayside. Some of these have already received outstanding Ofsted reports and the council is hopeful of more in the future.

Although delighted, Margaret Powell, Ilminster Avenue's head teacher, admits: "We still have a great deal to do and there are still challenges ahead".

This is why today's announcement must also be embraced with caution. There are still many challenges ahead for schools across the city and it must be remembered, it was only two years ago that six of the 110 schools were classed as inadequate.

It's true too that we still have some schools considered as being 'hard to shift' whereby their results have remained classed as unacceptably low for several years.

This is why decisions for parents are so hard and why today, despite well-deserved praise, Champagne corks cannot be popped.