Pupils who attend Hartmore School ‘arrive with a past and leave with a future’. The school provides a calm and nurturing environment where pupils thrive. The warm relationships between staff and pupils sit at the heart of the school’s success. Many pupils arrive from multiple unsuccessful placements elsewhere. Pupils receive the care and support they need to help them overcome the challenges they face and to begin to re-engage in their learning. Pupils develop a strong sense of community and feel safe. They gain confidence and self-esteem, which helps them to experience success and achieve well. Pupils attend school regularly. Pupils behave well. They demonstrate high levels of respect and kindness. Pupils are polite and well-mannered. They accept each other’s differences. Pupils show support when their peers are facing a challenging time which helps them to reduce their anxious behaviours. Pupils are proud of the extra responsibilities the school offers, such as being class representatives. These responsibilities develop pupils’ social and leadership skills well. Parents and carers are extremely positive about the work of the school. Comments include praise for the school as going above and beyond to meet pupils’ needs and where pupils are ‘genuinely listened to and nurtured’.