The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since taking up your appointment in September 2018, you have wasted no time in bringing about improvements in teaching and learning. You and your executive principal work very well as a team and have made some changes to senior and middle leadership which have improved accountability. You, together with your senior leaders, governors and the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Northern Schools Trust (NST), have created an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. Pupils achieve well across the school, including in a range of digital media and creative technology subjects. Many pupils go on to careers in these areas. You and your staff team successfully support pupils who join the school in Year 10 from over 50 secondary schools and, as a result, they settle in quickly. Pupils who spoke with me said that they enjoy learning about coding and gaming. They said that the specialist facilities and strong links with industry were some of the reasons they chose to come to the school. They were very positive about the community atmosphere in the school. A typical comment was, ‘It’s more like a family than a school.’ Pupils are proud of their school and wear their uniform smartly. They value the wide range of extra-curricular and enrichment activities, including e-sports, comic creation and robotics.