Pupils appreciate the school’s very strong, warm and welcoming ethos. Older pupils help younger pupils to integrate. This helps to further strengthen the culture as pupils move up through the school. They value the individualised pastoral care that they receive and know who to talk to if they have worries or concerns. Pupils who join the school mid-year are very positive about the way they are helped to quickly settle in. The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement. Pupils value the range of ways that they are supported academically. As a result, many build their learning over time and achieve positive outcomes. Sixth-form students achieve particularly well in the courses they study. Pupils are proud to attend the school. They mostly rise to the school’s high behaviour expectations. Where pupils need more individualised support to do this, the school provides it well. Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other. Staff manage behaviour consistently, meaning pupils know what is expected of them. Most learning is calm, and breaktimes and lunchtimes are orderly.