Pupils receive a poor standard of secular education. They retain very little knowledge in curriculum subjects and hence do not develop deeper understanding over time. Pupils’ achievement at the end of the early years, Year 2 and Year 6 is poor. This stems in large part from poor planning in the secular subjects, combined with serious weaknesses in teaching. Pupils do not learn to read well enough. This makes it difficult for them to learn successfully in other subjects. Despite this, pupils are happy, behave sensibly and are kind to one another. They feel safe in school and trust the adults who look after them. Pupils understand that they need to make the right choices and that there are consequences for making the wrong ones. They report that there is no bullying in the school, but if there was staff would always sort out any problems. Pupils do not learn enough about tolerance and respect for people who may be different to themselves. They have a lot of knowledge about their own religion but extremely limited knowledge about other faiths and cultures. This means that pupils are not well prepared for life in modern Britain.