Pupils do not receive an acceptable standard of education at Woodeaton Manor. The school is often chaotic and staff are not supported well enough to provide the nurture, care and professionally informed approach that pupils need. Staff expectations of pupils’ behaviour are too low and staff do not routinely challenge pupils’ unsafe behaviour. While some pupils are polite and well mannered, others are wilfully disruptive and often violent towards each other and staff. This makes other pupils and staff feel intimidated and anxious. A lack of formal training and professional knowledge means that adults are ill-equipped to respond effectively when pupils’ behaviour is unacceptable. The school does not deal effectively with the serious concerns that staff and pupils raise. Leaders and governors have not acted quickly enough to stem the decline in standards in the school since the last inspection. Pupils’ safety is sometimes put at risk because the school’s policies and procedures are not embedded or followed consistently by staff. Pupils are ambitious and want to succeed. They enjoy some of the enrichment activities that are provided for them. However, these activities, such as seeing popular films in the cinema during the day, are often of little educational value. Several pupils are looking forward to college placements and moving on to their next steps. However, pupils do not achieve well enough because of the underdeveloped curriculum and ineffective teaching. Furthermore, pastoral care fails to meet pupils’ complex special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).