Pupils enjoy coming to this rural school. They arrive at school each morning ready to learn and are warmly welcomed by leaders and staff. Leaders have developed a caring and nurturing ethos which helps pupils to thrive. The relationships between staff and pupils are positive. Pupils talk enthusiastically about how leaders and staff look after them well. Leaders, staff and governors have high expectations for pupils’ learning and behaviour. They want every child to succeed. In classrooms, pupils work in a calm and purposeful manner. Learning is very rarely disrupted by poor behaviour. Pupils know the high expectations staff have of them. As a result, pupils are eager to share ideas and learning with each other. Bullying and other incidents of unkind behaviour are very rare. If anything does happen, pupils are very clear that leaders deal with this quickly and effectively. Pupils feel very safe in school. They have trusted adults they can talk to. Parents value the work of leaders and staff in supporting the pupils. Parents spoke positively about many aspects of the school. One parent’s comment reflected these views in the following way, ‘Amazing small school with a big heart! Children here are happy and thriving.’