Pupils have mixed views of what it is like to attend Castlewood School. Many pupils feel their needs are well supported by the school. However, some pupils say that they are not always well understood. The school provides pupils with experiences to help them prepare for future employment and education. Pupils value this very much. Pupils are aspirational about the next stages of their lives. They enjoy visiting colleges with their teachers. Staff ensure that pupils are given opportunities to develop their interests. For example, some pupils enjoy learning how to fix cars. Behaviours in classroom are calm most of the time. Relationships between pupils and adults are mostly positive and friendly. Pupils respond well to the rewards systems in place. However, the way some pupils speak and treat each other is not always respectful. Strategies for managing behaviours are not consistent across school. This means some pupils’ negative behaviours can escalate quickly. The school has high expectations for what pupils can achieve academically. Leaders have implemented a curriculum to reflect their aspirations for all pupils. However, the curriculum does not build in a logical order from primary to secondary. This means that pupils learn in a disjointed way.