Pupils are happy and safe at school. They experience high-quality care. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about how well their children are supported. Staff ensure that all pupils get the support that they need to move around the school or to access the curriculum as independently as possible. This builds pupils’ confidence. Staff help pupils to ‘find their voice’ through speech or their ability to use communication aids. Leaders have begun to develop a curriculum that meets the diverse special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) of pupils at the school. However, leaders have insufficient oversight of this curriculum to ensure that it is making a difference to their achievement. Leaders’ expectations are not high enough for some pupils. Leaders have not ensured that all pupils, including those in the early years and the sixth form, achieve as well as they should. Staff have consistently high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Even though some pupils find it very difficult to manage their behaviour due to their SEND, all pupils are expected to try their best. Staff are skilled at supporting pupils to focus well during lessons. Pupils benefit from an effective personal development programme. Bullying is very rare because staff provide highly effective support during social times. If incidents do happen, they are dealt with effectively. Staff remind pupils to use ‘kind hands and kind words’.