Weatherfield Academy is a caring and happy place. Pupils are warmly greeted each morning. They settle quickly to the tasks adults have prepared for them. Adults take time to check whether pupils are ready to learn. They make timely interventions if pupils require any support. Pupils appreciate the help they receive. Nurturing relationships between pupils and staff ensure a calm and productive start to the day. The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievements, both academic and personal. Pupils are eager to learn and find out new things. All pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Knowledgeable staff ensure that pupils’ barriers to learning are overcome. Everyone commits to helping pupils become, ‘the best person they can be’. Pupils relish the variety of opportunities on offer. Staff help pupils to find their place in the community. For example, they provide opportunities for pupils to work on the school farm or allotments. Pupils can become members of the signing choir and perform to local organisations. The school helps pupils to foster friendships. Pupils value the relationships they form and there is a palpable family feel to the school. Many parents agree. They use words such as ‘flourish’ and ‘thrive’ to describe their child’s experiences of school. Pupils willingly cooperate and share their learning with one another.