The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. During that time, there have been some changes to the senior leadership team at the school. You became headteacher at the beginning of the summer term in 2017, following the retirement of your predecessor. You have two deputy headteachers, one of whom you appointed only recently. She started full time in September 2017. You and your staff have worked hard to establish a caring and calm environment for your pupils and students. It is clear when they arrive at school in the morning that they are happy, relaxed and ready to learn. Some show impressive confidence and can communicate well, given their age and their various needs. Staff know their pupils well. They are ever alert to pupils’ emotional and health needs and provide a good balance of supervision with opportunities to develop their independence and resilience. For example, staff entrust pupils in key stage 3 with taking messages to the school office. They also provide older pupils with carefully planned opportunities to shop for food items required during cooking activities. You have created the same atmosphere at the Queen Katherine site. The environment there has the same ethos and values as demonstrated on the main site and summed up in the school’s vision of ‘Achievement for All’.