Increasingly, pupils have chosen to attend this school because they want to be engineers or digital designers. The school understands its specialist character very well. Pupils understand that they are preparing for the workplace. High standards of appearance, conduct, work and responsibility are expected. To a high degree, pupils meet these expectations. Standards of behaviour are strong. Occasional low-level disruption is managed well. Bullying is rare. Most pupils believe that school will sort it out if it happens. This is a school where pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils study a curriculum which is tailored to achieve what it sets out to do. Pupils are given the chance to study appropriate technical qualifications. They are provided with lots of opportunities to develop their employment skills. To a very large extent, pupils are focused on the job in hand, which is to become skilled young people ready for the world of work. They benefit from close workbased links with a wide range of prestigious local employers in the school’s specialist fields.