Pupils really enjoy school. They are happy here. Pupils describe the school as a ‘close-knit community’. They feel safe and cared for because they have trusted adults they can turn to for help. The staff know the pupils really well. The school is calm and purposeful. Routines are well established. Pupils are encouraged to be inquisitive, respectful and well mannered. They behave well in lessons and around the school. They engage positively both with friends and staff. Pupils enjoy playing a range of sports at school, including football, dodgeball and basketball. They appreciate being taken on annual team-building residential trips, including to Wales and Kent. They also enjoy the time they spend on Friday afternoons helping in their local communities. The school’s secular curriculum is more ambitious than it used to be. Pupils now study a wider range of subjects. They especially enjoy learning computing skills and completing creative media projects using the school’s new laptops. Typically, the school makes sure that staff expect more of pupils’ achievement than before, although this is not as routinely the case as it could be.