This is a school where all staff are deeply committed to the pupils. They want them to be the best that they can be and ready to be successful citizens. Leaders are ambitious for the pupils. They expect them to work hard and to do well in lessons. Staff care about pupils’ well-being. A multidisciplinary team of therapists supports pupils with their mental health and welfare. Pupils are learning how to manage their own feelings. The pastoral support team plays an important role in helping pupils to make good choices. Staff know pupils well and they deal sensitively with pupils’ anxieties. However, some pupils are not able to regulate their emotions and at times this leads to the need for physical intervention to take place. Pupils say that they feel safe in school and they know whom to go to if they have any worries. When talking to pupils about behaviour, they say that sometimes behaviour is not great and sometimes it is okay. Pupils say that there is bullying in the school. They say that when teachers are aware of it, they sort it out. Leaders know that they need to improve the teaching of reading and further develop subject leadership.