Pupils are happy to come to this nurturing school as they feel that staff care about them. They make positive friendships because staff insist that pupils treat each other with kindness and respect. Pupils help each other to make the school a warm and friendly place to be. Student prefects are impressive role models who help pupils understand how they can contribute to the positive ethos the school exudes. The ‘Learning for Living’ curriculum helps pupils to be ready for adulthood. Pupils learn to be resilient when faced with challenging situations, such as presenting their work to the rest of the class. An extensive offer of vocational courses, such as environmental science, provides pupils with real-life experiences in the workplace. Here, pupils grow fruit and vegetables and learn to cook healthy meals together. Pupils learn to have goals and ambitions for the future. They show great determination to succeed. The school recognises that pupils do not always experience academic learning that securely builds knowledge over time. Refinements are being made to address this. The curriculum is also being strengthened in subjects such as geography and history. However, these changes are not yet fully developed, so pupils are not learning in the academic curriculum as well as they potentially could be.