Recently, the school has been through an unsettling time. Several things have changed, including the school’s owners, leaders and some staff. New leaders have introduced positive changes. They have raised expectations of pupils’ academic learning and how they should behave. However, they understand there is much more to do to improve the school. Most pupils have faced considerable disruption to their education before joining the school. Staff make it a priority to understand pupils’ complex needs when they first start. They develop warm and nurturing relationships. This helps pupils settle and positively impacts their learning and safety. The majority of pupils rise to the higher expectations of how to behave. A few are taking a little longer to follow suit. Most pupils understand the need to be in the ‘right place’ doing the ‘right thing’ in the ‘right way’. Incidents of poor behaviour have decreased markedly. This makes the school calmer and more settled than in the past. Parents hold mixed views about the school. Some comment favourably on how their children are more confident and on a better pathway to academic success. Others, however, are not convinced by the recent changes.