Pupils enjoy coming to school. Children in the early years are eager to explore the exciting activities that adults provide for them each day. Older pupils look forward to breaktimes when they play games with their friends, or just chat quietly if they prefer. Pupils of all ages trust that the adults at school will take care of them. They see their school as a safe and happy place. The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement. Pupils typically live up to these expectations, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils apply themselves well to their learning. They listen respectfully to teachers and work hard in lessons. By the time that they reach the end of Year 11, many pupils achieve well in a range of GCSEs. There are clear rules and routines for pupils to follow. For example, pupils know that they should walk sensibly in the school’s corridors and on staircases. They show courtesy to staff, to visitors and to each other. In the early years, children learn that when the special bell rings, it is time to stop playing and to listen to their teacher. The school is a calm and orderly place in which to learn. Through the curriculum, pupils learn to recognise and to value similarities and differences between people, such as disability, race or family structure. However, the school does not fulfil its duty to inform pupils of secondary-school age about all of the protected characteristics. As a result, pupils’ understanding of difference is more limited than it should be.