Pupils’ best interests lie at the heart of this caring and vibrant school. The Keystone Academy is a new school with a big heart. Pupils are safe and happy here. Pupils join at different points of their education. Many begin with negative prior experiences and interrupted learning. At the start, pupils may need immediate support with their emotions and social interactions. The staff are highly skilled and expert at supporting pupils to settle and manage their behaviours positively. Furthermore, pupils’ mental health and well-being are supported effectively. Relationships across the whole school community are respectful and nurturing. Pupils hold their teachers in high regard. Pupils behave well. On some occasions when bullying occurs, this is dealt with promptly and sensitively. The school supports pupils to understand how their behaviours impact on others. Consequently, this careful approach and support leads to pupils’ behaviours improving over time. The school’s motto, ‘be yourself, be brilliant’, is promoted well. Pupils’ individuality and differences are celebrated here. Pupils told inspectors how they feel valued, understood and how for some they feel for the first time that they belong somewhere. The school is highly ambitious and aspirational for what pupils can achieve.