The Potteries is a caring environment where all staff are committed to supporting the needs of their pupils. As a result, nearly all pupils feel safe at the school. Most pupils who attend the Potteries transition into full time education once their placement has ended. This is a strength of the school. The school offers a broad curriculum, which covers many aspects of the required areas of learning. However, there are currently limited opportunities for pupils to gain qualifications or accreditations at an appropriate level to their ability or for pupils to learn about an important range of subjects and themes, for example science, humanities, sex and relationship and careers. Staff know their pupils’ emotional needs well and have positive professional relationships. However, expectations of what pupils can achieve academically are not always sufficiently high. Further, there is limited capacity for the school to suitably teach a range of subjects to GCSE level. The headteacher is provided support by the wider organisation. However, quality assurance processes have not ensured that the provision adapts effectively to meet the educational needs of its current pupils. Leaders have made limited progress with addressing recommendations from previous visits. There are no comments on pupils’ learning, well-being or attitudes to learning. This is because the number of pupils present at the time of the inspection was too few to report on without identifying individual pupils. The school does not comply with the Independent School Standards (Wales) 2024.