Staff have high expectations and students are ambitious for their future. They join the school intent on pursuing a career in the creative arts and work very hard to achieve their goals. Most, for example, spend a great deal of their free time working on art projects in the school’s well-equipped workshops. Students behave extremely well in lessons, during breaktimes and when moving around the school. They are respectful of adults and get on well with each other. Strong and good-humoured relationships with teachers mean that students are confident about asking questions during lessons. They feel well cared for in school. Students trust teachers to look after them if they have any problems. They have confidence in the student representatives too, who meet regularly with the head of school to discuss any issues or concerns raised. Students say that leaders are responsive to their suggestions and that changes have been made, for example to the timing of registration sessions and parcel collection times as a result. The school’s records indicate that leaders take suitable steps to address any concerns about bullying.