This is a school of two halves. Leaders and staff on the secondary site have lost sight of the school’s core purpose to support pupils’ social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Consequently, pupils do not get the support they need. Too many secondary pupils are not engaged in their learning and do not achieve well. Secondary pupils say they want to be in school, but they want it to be better. On the secondary site, leaders and staff do not manage behaviour consistently well. There are incidents when pupils’ behaviour is out of control. Pupils feel unsafe when other pupils display challenging behaviour. Pupils are also concerned about bullying. They say staff do not deal with it effectively. On the primary site, there is a calmer atmosphere. Staff manage pupils’ behaviour well and provide bespoke support for pupils’ SEMH needs. As a result, pupils focus on their work and make steady progress. School leaders, some of whom are new to their roles, have started to make improvements. However, these plans are very new and are yet to have an impact. Although senior leaders have the ability, capacity in leadership is limited and there is a huge amount of work to do.