This is a new school with high aspirations and a fast-developing ethos of nurture and respect. Pupils are playing their own important part as routines become established and traditions are built. Thrice-daily community meetings ensure that important key information is shared between staff and pupils alike. Pupils often enjoy the responsibility of chairing these communal gatherings themselves. Older pupils see this as part of their own contribution to building a community where expectations are high and successes are celebrated. Pupils generally behave well. Staff are skilled at providing the encouragement and support needed when pupils become anxious or lack confidence. They understand that rebuilding pupils’ self-esteem and sense of belonging is a prerequisite of successful learning. Pupils are proud of their school. They see it as a friendly place where people mostly get on well. One pupil talked happily about making friends on his ‘taster day’ before starting. Another told the inspector that he felt it was, ‘Kind of nice to be in a school where coming from a different background isn’t a problem.’ Other pupils agreed when the same pupil said, ‘People with differences aren’t indulged. There’s an equilibrium, so we are all treated the same, no matter what our background.’