Mountjoy is a school where pupils are well cared for and feel safe. Staff know individuals and their families well. They are respectful and kind towards pupils. Pupils with different special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) get along well with each other. Bullying is very rare. If it does happen, it is quickly dealt with. Pupils behave well. If a pupil has difficulty managing their own behaviour, staff manage this consistently so that the behaviour improves. The school provides a wide range of interesting opportunities such as theme weeks, beach school and residential trips. This means that pupils have opportunities to broaden their horizons. They practise the skills they have learned in lessons and become more confident. The new headteacher is ambitious for the pupils. She has made some important changes, for example to make sure that the teaching of reading and the sixth-form offer are better. It is very early days. There is more work to be done to make sure that the curriculum is systematic and coherent so that pupils develop sufficient knowledge and skills for their adult lives.