Olive High Boys is an extremely warm and welcoming school. Pupils are compassionate towards each other and forge strong friendships. They appreciate the care and support that they are given by their teachers. The friendly atmosphere helps pupils to feel safe and extremely well cared for. Pupils respond well to the exceptionally high expectations that the school has of their behaviour. They are respectful and courteous towards each other. Pupils understand and live up to the ‘OLIVE way’ of learning. Pupils heartily approach their learning with confidence and resilience. Their positive demeanour helps them to thrive in school. Pupils are driven and ambitious to succeed academically. The school’s carefully designed curriculum ensures that pupils learn all that they should to help them to achieve well. This prepares pupils well for their next stage in education. Pupils benefit from a plethora of extra-curricular activities. They enjoy taking part in competitions such as public speaking. This helps them to build their confidence and strengthen their communication skills. Pupils value opportunities that enable them to be positive role models for the younger pupils. For example, they lead eco-projects such as litter picking and raising environmental awareness. Pupils relish the variety of clubs which encourage them to pursue their interests such as gardening, computing, chess and coding. In particular, pupils thoroughly enjoy developing their culinary skills and sharing the tasty treats that they cook with their family and friends.