All pupils are boys and have a statement of special educational needs for emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. The school provides residential provision during the week for 38 weeks of the year. Since the previous inspection, the school has had an acting headteacher for the academic year 2013−14. In September 2014 a partnership was formed with Knowle DGE Learning Centre in Bristol. These two schools now share the same executive headteacher. The governing body has been reconstituted. The school uses alternative provision from three providers: Education First; Rocksteady; and Bristol City Council; at a site in Bristol city centre. Six pupils currently attend. There is a new sixth form which currently has three students. All of these students currently attend the alternative provision. One third of the teaching staff are new since September 2014. About three quarters of the pupils are eligible for the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those in the care of the local authority). Very few pupils in Year 11 are eligible for this. A fifth of pupils are in the care of a local authority. Almost all pupils come from the City of Bristol, but a few are placed by neighbouring authorities. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds is higher than average.