Gosden House School is a truly exceptional place of calm and learning. Pupils enjoy arriving at school and they attend well. They make excellent progress towards their personal targets. Staff have very high expectations of what pupils can do and what they could achieve in the future. Pupils regularly rise to meet these expectations, and they behave very well. Their interactions with each other are kind and considerate. Pupils know staff are there to help them whenever they need it. They appreciate this greatly. Pupils are proud of what they achieve. They know what they need to do to reach their learning goals. This is the result of a carefully designed curriculum. It is tailored to each pupil’s needs and put into practice with skill, sensitivity and a sharp focus on learning. The school weaves pupils’ personal development, especially the skills needed for adulthood, through everything it does. Helping pupils understand how to take control of their lives starts in the early years and builds until pupils become ‘Gosden Graduates’ in Year 11. Whether this is through the many opportunities in work-related activities, learning new skills or classroom work, the impact is consistently strong. This includes pupils’ understanding of how to keep themselves safe.