This school is failing its pupils. The quality of education is poor. Pupils leave at the end of Year 11 with weak skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Because of this, nearly all pupils who go on to college study courses at levels below what they should be studying. The school’s expectations of what pupils can achieve are too low. Some teachers try to raise standards in their subject. But too many staff accept low standards of work and poor behaviour. This poor behaviour is stopping pupils from learning. Pupils themselves say that behaviour is mixed. They say that teachers deal with poor behaviour in different ways. Sometimes, the way behaviour is managed by staff puts pupils’ safety at risk. Most pupils say that bullying happens but staff do their best to sort it out. Not all pupils are happy in school. Pupils like the activities that are available at lunchtime. These include dodgeball, football, basketball, information and communication technology and ‘Lego therapy’. Once a term, pupils value the opportunity to play matches against other schools.