Petherton Park is a small school where staff know the pupils and their families inside out. The new headteacher’s initial focus was on improving behaviour. He has been successful in this. As a result, the school now provides a safe, caring environment where pupils can learn. Staff work well together, including specialist therapists, to meet pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs. Each pupil has a personalised timetable matched to their interests and additional needs. This approach builds their confidence and self-esteem and helps them re-engage in learning. Parents recognise the effectiveness of this work. As one parent put it, ‘Since starting at the school, my son has been a different child.’ Pupils say they feel happy and safe at the school, and staff listen to them. Pupils have no concerns about bullying. Leaders are now focused on improving the curriculum. The curriculum in mathematics, English, and personal, social and health education (PSHE) is well planned. In these subjects, there are high expectations of pupils. However, leaders have not organised the curriculum in other subjects well enough. As a result, pupils are not challenged to know more and remember more in all of their learning.