Pupils enjoy learning at Hinstock Primary School. They love their school and know that the staff care about them. Staff know the pupils well. They treat them as individuals. Pupils say that the school is ‘like a big family’. Leaders have high expectations and want every child to succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils achieve well. When they leave, they are ready for the next stage of their education. Pupils behave very well. They understand the behaviour rules of ‘ready, respectful and safe’. Pupils play happily together and try hard in the classroom. Relationships are warm and caring between pupils. Pupils feel safe at school because they trust staff to take care of them and listen to their concerns. Staff deal swiftly with any bullying or unkindness. Pupils value the visits and trips that enrich their learning. For example, pupils enjoy visits to a dinosaur park, where they experience the actual size and shape of the dinosaurs they learn about in school. On residential trips, the older pupils learn to work together on challenges such as rock climbing, blindfold walks and crate building. These activities develop their confidence and independence.