The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Leaders and governors are passionate in ensuring that the needs of pupils are met. You, ably supported by your deputy headteacher, have a clear vision to drive the school forward. The members of the governing body have a range of skills that complement the school leadership team and provide a good balance of challenge and support. Your self-evaluation of your school is accurate and your expectation of both staff and pupils is high. You have been successful in addressing the areas for improvement from the previous inspection by ensuring that teachers’ planning focuses on what pupils are going to learn rather than a description of the tasks planned. School leaders have taken rapid, effective action to address areas for improvement by introducing a new curriculum for pupils with more complex needs. This new curriculum provides pupils with a range of ways in which to communicate with adults and peers. However, curriculum planning to support the most able pupils is not yet developed well enough and some assessment procedures are not yet fully embedded. Middle leaders are effective, strong and support the vision of the senior leaders. They clearly demonstrate that they have the capacity and skills to help school improve further. Middle leaders are robust in their support and challenge to class teachers by providing the focus for lesson planning, checking pupils’ work and checking their progress. Parents are extremely positive about the school and state that ‘teachers are warm and communicative’. Almost all parents reported that they would recommend this school to others. Parents report that training and advice is offered to help them support their children at home. Sometimes though, homework does not provide pupils with enough challenge to help them move on with their learning. Pupils at Tettenhall Wood are confident, self-assured learners. They take pride in their school and are extremely polite and well-mannered when walking around the school premises. Pupils could articulate what their future plans are and one pupil informed inspectors that he wanted ‘to be a police officer or a doctor’. All pupils feel safe in school and are not worried about bullying. Pupils told inspectors that if there are any problems adults deal with them well. Pupils are exceptional ambassadors for the school. They are able to discuss how the school helps them to learn and prepare for life. They talked to inspectors about the election process and that they were disappointed that it meant missing a day of school. Pupils are able to say how the adults change lessons and activities in school and how this helps them learn in a different way. Pupils’ behaviour around school and in lessons is positive. Staff use gentle, reassuring voices and manage behavioural incidents effectively. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders and governors, with effective support from the local authority, have ensured that there is a strong safeguarding culture in the school. High-quality training ensures that all staff are confident to make referrals promptly and appropriately. As a result of this, pupils are kept safe and are happy to attend school. The school’s recording system is robust, with careful checks being made on all visitors and staff to ensure their suitability to work with children. Staff understand the need to be vigilant and are quick to take sufficient action regarding concerns raised by pupils or other adults. Through the curriculum offered at school, pupils learn how to stay safe and healthy. One pupil told inspectors that ‘to stay healthy you need to eat vegetables.’ The vast majority of pupils reported that they feel safe all of the time. There were no concerns raised about bullying during the inspection.