Pupils join Burstow Park School having had difficult prior experiences in education. Some of them have spent prolonged periods outside of school. The more time pupils spend here, the more positive their association with education becomes. Most pupils develop warm and supportive relationships with staff. They are known well and made to feel valued. They develop their confidence and faith that they can do well. Pupils access a range of clubs that tap into their interests, including coding, jewellery making and art. Although staff and leaders are ambitious for pupils to do well, not all pupils achieve as well as they should. This is because, despite work to develop the curriculum, pupils do not consistently receive teaching that identifies their gaps in learning or supports them in remembering this knowledge over time. As a result of their special educational needs and/or disabilities, pupils struggle to regulate their own behaviour. Planned support is in place to help pupils develop the tools they need to do this more effectively. However, not all staff intervene with more challenging behaviour as effectively as they should. This means that disruption to learning for some pupils happens too often.