“Pupils and students respond exceptionally well to leaders’ and staff’s extremely high expectations for their academic achievement, behaviour and personal development ... Pupils, including students in the sixth form, consistently model the school values of ‘aspire, act, achieve’. Pupils described the school as one big family ... Learning experiences are enhanced especially well by a comprehensive extracurricular programme. This includes diverse and wide-ranging activities, from sports, music and languages to the rainbow LGBTQ+ club ... Leaders foster a deep love of reading ... All pupils, including those with special educationala needs and/or disabilities (Send) study a modern foreign language.”