Pupils at Barnes Farm Junior School enjoy learning. They are ambitious and live up to the school motto of ‘aim high and fly higher’. Pupils are eager to learn. They work hard to achieve the high expectations leaders have of them. Pupils take pride in their learning and enjoy sharing their achievements. Pupils behave well in lessons and during playtimes. They have positive attitudes towards their learning. This helps them to achieve well. Pupils show kindness and consideration towards each other. Bullying is very rare and, if it does happen, staff resolve it quickly. Pupils feel safe at school. Pupils enjoy the wide range of opportunities leaders have carefully planned for them. They talk with enthusiasm about the many different clubs they can attend. Pupils enjoy curriculum days where they learn about topics such as local history. These help them to know and remember more. Older pupils relish the many opportunities available to take on positions of responsibility. Formal hustings for roles such as house captains help to teach all pupils about democracy. Pupils enjoy learning about people who are different from them. They talk openly and articulately about what they learn from this.