For a significant proportion of pupils, the school does not feel like a safe place. Some pupils say they experience bullying by their peers that goes unresolved and therefore persists. Many cannot identify an adult in the school they trust enough to share their worries with. They do not have enough confidence that staff will protect them from bullying, including physical and verbal abuse. Leaders have been too slow to act on pupils’ concerns. This has prolonged some pupils’ unhappy experiences of school. Furthermore, pupils consider that some staff apply the behaviour policy unfairly. This creates mistrust. Leaders have begun to review their approach to behaviour in response. However, it is too soon to see the impact of any changes. Leaders want pupils to become ‘compelling individuals’ who are able to articulate complex views persuasively. Pupils come from highly diverse backgrounds. Leaders celebrate this and make sure that different cultures and faiths are represented in the curriculum. They enjoy enrichment sessions linked to their interests. Older pupils, including those in the sixth form, follow their course specifications but they do not yet learn the breadth of knowledge that they could.