Oakfield High School and College is a serene and inspiring place where pupils, including students in the sixth form, flourish. All pupils who attend the school have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils thrive at this school because staff understand and meet their needs exceptionally well. Staff build strong, supportive and nurturing relationships with pupils. This helps pupils to feel listened to, valued and respected. Pupils are very happy to attend school each day and they greet their teachers with a smile in the morning. The school has the highest expectations of what pupils can achieve. Staff expect pupils to work hard and behave exceedingly well. Pupils rise to this challenge. Pupils achieve highly from their various starting points. They are respectful of others, and they conduct themselves admirably at social times. Pupils benefit from a wide range of opportunities to take on positions of responsibility. Pupils from the 'mega council’ spoke with passion and enthusiasm about the difference that they have made to life at school. For example, members of the eco-council have ensured that the paper used in school is recycled. In addition, pupils in the LGBTQ+ group have helped staff to source an increasingly diverse range of books in the school library.