Pupils’ experience of school varies widely. This is because pupils’ behaviour varies widely, from the respectful and polite to the defiant and, at times, dangerous. Which classes you are in, who else is in them, which teachers you have, and who else is moving around school at the same time as you go a long way to determining whether your day is good or not. For some pupils, their day is spoiled by frequent low-level disruption, defiance of some pupils towards staff and derogatory language. For others, much less so. Some pupils feel unsafe in school because they feel intimidated by the behaviour of a minority. Some pupils do not think that staff will help them if they share a worry. Such is the variability, though, many pupils feel happy and safe in school. There is a mixed picture about how staff deal with bullying. Some pupils told inspectors that it does not happen very much and, if it does, it is dealt with. Other pupils do not believe it is well handled. Expectations of what pupils can achieve vary widely. In some classes there is a noticeable zip and energy, with staff pushing pupils to do well. Elsewhere, the mood is flat, with much lower expectations of what pupils can achieve.