This is a highly inclusive school that serves a diverse community. Pupils say that newcomers are welcome and ‘soon feel part of the family’. The school ensures that pupils are safe and well cared for. Through the school’s key virtues, such as kindness and respect, pupils learn how to become good citizens. They are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils enjoy coming to school. This is reflected in significant improvements in attendance. The school is ambitious for all pupils. Staff strive to remove any barriers to learning. Many pupils achieve well, but some do not achieve in line with the school’s expectations. Where this is the case, the school takes swift action to address it. The impact of this action is beginning to be seen in some areas, such as phonics. Most pupils behave very well. They are polite and respectful of their peers and adults. They interact well with each other at social times. However, pupils report that learning in classrooms is occasionally disrupted by poor behaviour. Adults’ expectations for behaviour are not consistently high across the school. Pupils say that bullying does sometimes happen, but that adults sort it out quickly.