The school is warm and welcoming. Pupils enjoy the friendships that they forge here. Many pupils start school during the school year and many speak English as an additional language. Pupils are patient and kind to their peers, helping each other in lessons. They enjoy participating in the range of clubs and activities on offer to all. Leaders aspire for pupils to achieve well. Pupils study a broad curriculum. In some subjects, pupils develop an in-depth understanding of what they have learned. However, overall, the quality of education that pupils receive is not strong. This is because teaching does not support all pupils to remember and apply knowledge securely over time in many subjects. There have been numerous changes at the school since January 2023. Following a period of turbulence, the school is now more stable. Pupils and staff say that they can see positive improvements. For example, the school has made positive changes to the curriculum. These are not fully embedded. Leaders have made recent changes to the way pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are taught so that they are fully integrated into the life of the school.