Pupils are welcomed by smiling staff as they cross the purple line at the school’s entrance each morning. These friendly greetings ensure that pupils’ first experience of school each day is a positive one. The strong relationships between staff and pupils exemplify the school’s culture of care. This helps pupils to feel happy in school. The school focuses on celebrating pupils’ successes. This helps pupils to flourish. For instance, pupils delight in being chosen for ‘Proud Thursday’, when their achievements are shared with the whole school community. Most pupils are determined to try their best. This helps them to meet the school’s high expectations for their achievement. Pupils learn the importance of being polite and well mannered. Respectful interactions with staff are the norm. Pupils appreciate that staff notice when they make positive choices. Younger pupils strive to complete the different stages of the ACE programme. This encourages them to conduct themselves well and with consideration for others. Lessons are calm, purposeful environments where learning is rarely disrupted. Pupils embrace opportunities to nurture existing hobbies and interests or to discover new ones. For example, younger pupils participate in the ‘Honours’ programme. Through this, they earn badges for participation in a vast array of different activities.