To attend this friendly and inclusive school is to be given another chance. Pupils who join Holton Sleaford Independent School have struggled at previous schools. Staff get to know the pupils well as they guide them through this fresh start. They understand exactly how to help pupils if they feel anxious or distressed. The school wants the very best for all pupils. It has grown recently and rapidly. As it has become more established, pupils have prospered. They have learned to control their emotions, communicate more effectively and attain more. Pupils are proud of the qualifications that they have achieved. This is a school where pupils feel safe. Pupils say that staff act straight away when bullying happens. Warm and caring relationships between staff and pupils are highly evident. Pupils relish the reward of visiting the town at lunchtime with staff as their behaviour and attendance improves. Pupils explain the difference that the school has made to them. All the pupils that inspectors spoke with would recommend the school. One pupil summed up the views of many saying, ‘It’s the best specialist setting I have been to. And I’ve been to a few’.