Home Farm Primary School is a close knit, friendly community. Pupils enjoy their time at school. They attend regularly and behave extremely well. Acts of unkindness are very rare. Bullying hardly ever happens. When it does, pupils are very confident that it is dealt with quickly and well. Pupils are very eager to learn. They want to do their best, and they participate enthusiastically in their lessons. They respond well to teachers’ high expectations of what they can achieve. Pupils produce work of a high quality across the curriculum. They gain an excellent understanding of important ideas in the subjects they study. When they leave in Year 6, pupils are very well prepared for secondary school. Pupils act as role models for others in how they learn, behave and get along with each other. Pupils new to the school settle in very well. Staff care for pupils exceptionally well. Pupils’ achievements and differences are recognised and celebrated. The school’s nurturing ethos contributes to all pupils feeling safe and happy. Pupils epitomise the school’s aims to ‘believe in yourself, inspire others and grow your mind’. They take part in an extensive range of clubs and activities that broaden their horizons and give them opportunities to be responsible citizens.