Pupils thrive exceptionally well at Heritage Academy. This is due to the high-quality education, support and challenge that they receive. Leaders have created a school with high expectations and standards. Pupils focus intensely on their studies. They demonstrate a real passion for reading, mathematics and science. For example, they talk enthusiastically about the experiments they carry out in the science laboratory. Teachers are knowledgeable and ambitious for the pupils in their care. They are highly skilled in delivering the carefully planned curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils. Behaviour is exemplary. In fact, pupils think that they ‘have the best behaviour in Birmingham’. They are extremely polite and courteous. They work well together and show respect to all. Pupils understand what bullying is but say that it does not happen in their school. If it ever did, they say that they trust adults and school prefects to sort it out. At the heart of the school are its values. An ethos, celebrating both British and Islamic heritage, is already deeply embedded in the school. As a result, pupils have a real sense of their place in society and the positive contribution they can make to the community in which they live.