Pupils enjoy their time at Uffculme School. They are happy, feel safe and are eager to learn. The curriculum is designed to prepare pupils for life beyond the school. Many recent changes have improved the educational provision for pupils here. As a result, pupils achieve well. Positive and strong relationships lie at the heart of the school’s work. Parents and carers, staff and pupils work well together. Staff have a secure understanding about the barriers to learning for pupils with autism spectrum condition. The school understands how behaviours are a form of communication. Staff have effective skills and knowledge to support the specific needs of pupils. Subsequently, pupils behave well in lessons, at breaktimes and across the school day. Pupils have a range of meaningful enrichment activities. These also support pupils’ interests and talents, such as professional football mentorship and music lessons. Pupils have many opportunities to experience the wider world and their local community. For example, students in the sixth form learn how to prepare shopping lists, handle money and how to interact with employees at their local shop. Consequently, the school’s mission of, ‘for all young people at Uffculme to lead meaningful and enjoyable lives’ is realised.