Pupils are warmly welcomed at iMap Centre. Parents and carers told inspectors that the school has made a positive difference to their children’s lives. Pupils enjoy nurturing relationships with staff. This is because the staff care deeply about pupils’ well-being. This helps pupils to develop a positive sense of belonging to the school community. Pupils are happy in school and know that they are in safe hands. The school has high expectations of pupils’ learning. Pupils are taught by teachers who know them well. The thoughtfully designed curriculum prepares pupils, who all have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), well for the next steps in their education and on to adult life. The school expects pupils to behave well. Staff notice when pupils experience distress. They are quick to anticipate conflict and respond sensitively to pupils’ emotional needs. Staff are successful in helping pupils to manage their behaviour and their emotions. Pupils enjoy the opportunities that the school offers them, to develop themselves personally and to ready themselves for adult life. For example, pupils, including students in the sixth form, learn to keep themselves healthy, go shopping and cook meals. These valuable activities equip them well for life outside school. They become increasingly confident and independent.