Many pupils at this school, including students in the sixth form, are articulate, conscientious and highly motivated to achieve well. However, numerous pupils and students told inspectors that they feel worried, unhappy and unsafe. This is because incidents of harmful sexual behaviour go unchallenged or are dismissed by leaders. Many pupils have lost confidence in the ability of leaders and staff to protect them from harm. This is a view echoed by a number of parents and carers who also expressed concerns to inspectors about their children’s well-being and safety while in school. Many pupils feel that there is not an adult in school to whom they can talk if they need to seek help. Leaders often do not make referrals to the local authority when appropriate. Pupils and students told inspectors that some teachers either ‘do not care’ about their worries or they simply ‘brush them under the carpet’. This is particularly the case for some pupils and students who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. In lieu of adequate support, some pupils and students said that they felt the need to take matters into their own hands to try to resolve issues, particularly in relation to harmful sexual behaviours. They also described how they, and their peers, are sometimes the target of abuse because they are different to others. Many pupils and students told inspectors that teachers do not deal with incidents of bullying effectively. Some told inspectors that they had experienced, and continue to endure, frequent and unwanted harmful sexual behaviour. Pupils and students know that leaders have high expectations of what they can achieve. These high expectations are reflected in the way that pupils and students behave during lessons. Lessons are seldom disrupted by poor behaviour. Pupils and students progress well through subject curriculums. They recall their prior learning with confidence. There is a range of extra-curricular opportunities on offer for pupils and students, such as the debating society, music clubs, basketball and football. However, nearly one half of the pupils and students on roll do not make the best use of these clubs.