Pupils typically enjoy attending school. They benefit from a wide range of extracurricular opportunities. Pupils appreciate the opportunity to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award as well as national competitions. They value the vast range of sporting competitions and clubs. This promotes a strong team spirit of working together with their peers. Pupils feel safe and happy. They are confident that teachers will listen to them if they are worried or anxious. The new safeguarding systems introduced by the trust mean that the school is better equipped to respond to pupils’ concerns. Pupils behave well because the trust-wide behaviour policies mean that they know and follow the school rules. Pupils appreciate the positive relationships that they forge with their teachers. They understand and follow the behaviour expected from them. Pupils concentrate in lessons and there is very little disruption to learning. The trust and the school have high expectations for pupils’ achievement, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, due to the weaknesses in the design and delivery of the curriculum in some subjects, a number of pupils do not build on their learning well enough. As a result, pupils’ achievement across subjects is variable.