Pupils have experienced a disrupted education before joining West Midlands Education and Skills. They enjoy the calm environment of the school. Pupils feel safe, and, as a result, feel able to make progress in their learning. Relationships between pupils and staff are positive. Bullying is rare and pupils say that staff listen to their concerns. Parents are positive about the support that pupils receive from the school. One parent said that the school has given her child ‘their future back’. Leaders have made changes to the curriculum. Pupils in key stages 2 and 3 now study a broad curriculum that better meets their needs. Pupils in key stage 4 can study a range of vocational and GCSE courses. This curriculum prepares pupils for their next steps in education. However, leaders have not made sure that they have identified the important knowledge that pupils need to know in each subject and at each stage of their learning. As a result, pupils do not yet have a curriculum that meets their needs well enough. Leaders have started to develop opportunities for pupils to socialise more and to experience learning outside of the classroom. Pupils have attended trips to museums and wildlife conservation areas. Pupils celebrated the coronation together with an afternoon tea.