Pupils thrive here. Throughout the school, there is a calm, nurturing environment. Before joining the school, pupils experienced difficulties in their social lives and struggled to build healthy relationships. However, the care from the school’s therapeutic community helps pupils to overcome these challenges quickly. As a result, pupils build strong positive relationships with their peers and staff. Interactions with staff are warm and positive. Pupils value this. They know who to turn to if they have a concern. Pupils are confident any concerns will be resolved quickly. Leaders are ambitious for pupils. They know that many pupils have, in the past, struggled to manage their own behaviours. Leaders do not use this as an excuse. They set clear expectations for pupils’ behaviour as well as their academic success. Pupils strive to meet leaders’ high expectations. If pupils misbehave, staff and their peers challenge this in a calm, caring way. Pupils’ behaviour rapidly improves during their time at the school. Pupils benefit from an extensive range of opportunities to enhance their wider personal development. The sense of community here is palpable. For example, each day, pupils cook lunch for the entire school community. Pupils take full responsibility for this work and approach this with pride.