The school offers a warm and welcoming learning environment for its pupils. Pupils are happy. They are proud to attend St Mary’s. Pupils feel safe and build positive relationships with the adults who care for them. They understand and talk confidently about the virtues of love, honesty and faith that run throughout the school. The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic achievement and behaviour. Leaders have recently made further improvements to the school’s behaviour policy. Pupils behave calmly and sensibly in lessons and during the less structured times of the school day. Adults consistently encourage and praise the efforts of pupils. Pupils talk positively about playing with their friends at breaktimes. The school is ambitious to develop the whole child. In addition to the academic curriculum, pupils benefit from many opportunities to broaden their personal development. The school ensures that pupils are able to take part in a range of extra activities and roles to promote their well-being and independence, including ‘Mini-Vinnies’, eco-warriors and school councillors.