The school strives to make all pupils and families feel welcome as valued members of the school community. Staff look after pupils well. They respond to pupils’ needs effectively. Pupils trust staff to help them with their problems. This contributes to pupils feeling safe and happy. A high proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language. Many pupils and their families face wider challenges in everyday life. The school is ambitious in their expectations of what pupils should achieve. The school supports pupils well, so that most pupils meet the high expectations set by the school. Pupils typically achieve well in most subjects. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). In Reception, children quickly learn to play and learn together. As pupils move through school, staff build on this strong early start. They remind pupils of the behaviour expectations, so that pupils behave well in lessons. Pupils are effectively supported to resolve friendship issues at play times. The high levels of respect between pupils and staff are clear to see. Pupils enjoy the many leadership opportunities that the school offers. These include older pupils acting as buddies to help younger pupils. The school ensures that pupils develop positive character traits through charity work such as raising funds to support a church project in Kenya.