Pupils have a range of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All pupils have severe learning difficulties. Most do not communicate verbally. Pupils find a voice at The Bridge School. They are helped to make their wants and feelings known. Pupils’ strong relationships with staff help them to make themselves understood. Pupils achieve well from their individual starting points. Progress takes place very slowly, over long periods of time. Pupils are helped to keep trying by skilled staff, who persevere alongside pupils and who do not give up. Pupils enjoy celebrating their successes and receiving rewards for their efforts. Pupils behave very well. Some pupils’ needs make it difficult for them to respond to instructions and follow rules. They are helped to try different strategies to manage their behaviour when feelings and emotions threaten to become overwhelming and out of control. Pupils get on well together and treat each other with kindness. Pupils rightly feel safe at school. They are relaxed and comfortable in the school environment. Pupils enjoy the wide range of opportunities that are provided for them. For example, they go on residential visits, in many cases managing to stay away from home for the first time successfully.