The school’s high expectations are embodied in its motto ‘ready for learning, ready for life’. From the moment children join the school’s outstanding early years provision, staff teach them how to be good learners. Pupils build on these firm foundations and achieve well across the curriculum. The school deliberately weaves pupils’ personal development into all aspects of life at Priors Hall. It takes every opportunity to broaden pupils’ horizons and to help them become well-rounded, healthy, respectful citizens. Pupils attend well. The nurturing environment and the school’s ambitious curriculum make it a place where pupils want to be. Pupils feel safe, happy and valued. Pupils summed up the school’s inclusive ethos perfectly by typically saying, ‘You can be yourself here and everyone is respected.’ There are warm relationships between pupils and staff. Pupils appreciate that staff really listen to them during daily well-being check-ins and do something to help them when necessary. There is high-quality pastoral support available. Pupils can access the space called ‘The Spot’ if they need help with their well-being. Pupils behave well in class and during social times. Classrooms are calm places where pupils can concentrate on their learning. Most pupils sustain their focus well.