Pupils are happy and settled at this school. Staff are nurturing and caring. They know pupils well. Pupils get on well with each other. Older pupils look after younger ones. They are keen to take on extra responsibilities, for instance as monitors in the classroom or working in the school library. Staff want pupils to achieve well. Recently, the school has raised its expectations about what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), should learn. Pupils’ academic achievement in some subjects is improving. However, this is not the case in others. This is because the curriculum does not help teachers know what should be taught in mixed-age classes. Pupils behave well around school and in the playground. Typically, pupils engage positively in their learning. However, some pupils can be easily distracted from the task in hand and lose concentration when the work they receive does not meet their needs or interests. When this occurs, some staff are slow to make the necessary adjustments to pupils’ learning. In recent weeks, the school has begun to broaden the range of extra-curricular opportunities on offer. Pupils spoke enthusiastically about what they had learned from a recent walk around the local area. They can attend various after-school clubs. They spoke animatedly about the school’s end-of-term disco.