This inclusive school provides a safe, caring and supportive environment for pupils to re-engage in learning and enjoy school life. Pupils’ individual needs are known well. Staff go out of their way to ensure that these needs are met. Parents enthuse about the provision made for their children. School leaders, the advisory board and the local authority have worked together to make significant improvements. Most of the weaknesses noted during the previous full inspection have been resolved. Safeguarding is prioritised and arrangements to keep pupils safe are robust. Behaviour is good. Pupils are polite, respectful and wellmannered. Pupils experience a broad curriculum. This includes learning vocational skills at local colleges. A wide range of activities, visits and events enrich pupils’ learning. Improved curriculum planning for all subjects is in place. Much of this is new. Not all staff have had sufficient training to give them the knowledge they need to implement these plans fully. Younger pupils are taught how to manage their behaviour, learn to work together and socialise with others. They have good opportunities to develop their speaking and listening skills. Reading is taught daily but not enough is done to develop pupils’ reading and understanding of phonics.