Aldworth is a friendly and welcoming school. Relationships between most staff and pupils are positive, and pupils talk confidently about specific staff who they feel support them particularly well. Pupils value the range of extra-curricular activities available to them, including sports clubs and a recent musical production. A minority of pupils do not consistently meet leaders’ expectations for behaviour. In lessons, pupils are mostly settled and attentive to their learning, but behaviour can be more unsettled at social times. Pupils report hearing disrespectful language around the school site, and some younger pupils report feeling intimidated by groups of older pupils. However, most pupils say that they feel safe. If bullying happens, it is mostly dealt with effectively. However, not all staff deal with incidents consistently well, and sometimes this means that pupils do not always report their concerns to staff. Pupils access an increasingly ambitious curriculum that has been well planned in a number of subjects. However, there is inconsistency in how well teaching meets the needs of all pupils. As a result, not all pupils make the expected progress through the planned curriculum.