Pupils love coming to school because it is a friendly, welcoming place to be. They are enthusiastic to learn. Pupils are committed to the school’s ethos of ‘love school, love learning’. They behave well in lessons and around school, following the school rules and routines sensibly. However, pupils do not do as well as they should in their learning. This is because the school’s curriculum is not ambitious enough, and staff expectations are not always high enough. Pupils know that it is good to be different, and they say that it would be ‘boring if everyone is the same’. Pupils get along well. They are caring and kind to one another. As one pupil said, ‘It is like I have a second family.’ Pupils told inspectors that bullying is unheard of. They talk confidently about being ‘an upstander, not a bystander’ when someone is being unkind. Pupils know who to talk to if they have any worries. They have full confidence in staff to deal with any problems that do arise. Most pupils feel safe in school. However, the most vulnerable pupils are not supported well enough. This is due to weaknesses in leaders’ approach to safeguarding.