Cherry Tree School is an extremely welcoming school, where staff have very positive relationships with the pupils and their families. Families and pupils quickly learn to trust that the staff will do all they can to support them. As a result, pupils are happy and feel safe here. They settle down to the routines of school life remarkably quickly. The school is determined to enable pupils to thrive. Pupils, many of whom have often struggled in other settings, learn the highly ambitious curriculum. They gain the important skills they need now and to prepare them for their future lives. For example, pupils with limited or no means of communication rapidly acquire skills to express their needs. Many of these pupils quickly start using spoken language for the very first time. Pupils care deeply about each other and want to learn. Those pupils whose challenging behaviour has previously got in the way of learning learn how to behave well in many different settings. They are highly attentive and engaged in lessons, and their behaviour in this school is exemplary. Giving pupils highly motivating and unique experiences is at the heart of everything this school does. Attendance is excellent because pupils love coming to this school.