Pupils like this school. It is a calm and caring place. Skilled staff, including speech therapists, work closely together to provide support that helps pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to grow in confidence and succeed outside of school. Pupils behave well most of the time because they are eager to learn. Where I saw pupils given time to work on their own or with their peers, they did so very well. One pupil told me that the school was ‘thrilling’. Another said, ‘I wasn’t very good at reading until I practised at breaktimes.’ This enthusiasm is shared by other pupils, including those who have had a bad experience of education in the past. Pupils said they do not worry about being bullied in school because teachers are always quick to deal with any problems. Lessons are usually lively and fun, and most teachers think carefully about how to support all pupils. Pupils achieve particularly well in English, mathematics and computing. However, sometimes, teachers’ expectations are not as ambitious in other subjects. As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not always achieve as well as they could. Pupils are encouraged to consider the views and beliefs of others. This has recently included thinking about how quotations from religious texts relate to life in modern Britain. Pupils are respectful of one another and have a strong sense of right and wrong. Parents and carers are welcomed into the school community, and typically said that they feel listened to and respected.