Pictor Academy is a caring, nurturing and welcoming environment for pupils. They are happy and enjoy school. Pupils behave well in school. This is due in part because they receive a high level of support. Relationships between staff and pupils are built on mutual trust and respect. Pupils know that they can turn to adults with any worries that they have. There are high expectations of pupils’ achievement. However, the school is in a period of change. The school is rightly focussed on redesigning and improving its curriculum. Improvements have been made, but there is still more work for the school to do. This is to ensure that pupils, who all have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from purposeful learning opportunities. The personal, social, health and economic curriculum and pupils’ wider development help to prepare pupils well for the next steps in their lives. This includes ensuring that pupils know how to keep themselves safe and have a good understanding of consent. A variety of trips and experiences help pupils with their everyday lives. For example, they visit the local shop to learn about how to buy ingredients for different meals.