Pupils enjoy their time at St Antony’s School. The school community is warm and welcoming, and pupils are well cared for by staff. As a result, pupils feel safe in school. The school values underpin the high expectations for pupils’ behaviour. Pupils behave well in lessons and around school. They value their friends and the positive relationships that they have with staff. Pupils are happy in school and most attend regularly. The school has recently increased the level of ambition that it has for pupils’ achievement. For example, the school has made positive changes to the quality of education that pupils receive. However, it is too soon to see the impact of these changes on how well pupils achieve. Some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. Pupils benefit from the strengthened personal development offer available to them. They have many opportunities to take part in an increasing number of extracurricular activities. These activities include sports clubs and being navy cadets. The school supports pupils to broaden their interests and talents. Some pupils told inspectors that they were eagerly preparing for the forthcoming school production, which is the first for several years.