Expectations and ambition are high at Springfield School. The parents that gave their views were unanimously positive about the school. A new leadership team is driving improvements to what and how pupils learn. Pupils have various special educational needs and/or disabilities that affect their dayto-day lives. However, staff and families work well together to provide the support pupils need to overcome barriers, whether these are academic, sensory, physical or medical. Pupils’ behaviour across the school is calm, settled and purposeful. They want to be in school, and they are keen to learn. When pupils struggle with behaviour, caring staff act quickly to provide the support they need. Consequently, this is a calm and purposeful place to learn. Trips to museums, shops, fire stations and barge trips develop pupils’ understanding of the local community. On-site swimming and exciting outdoor learning spaces enrich their learning. Residential trips help to provide an experience of the wider world while developing pupils’ enthusiasm for outdoor activities. Pupils have a varying understanding of what bullying is. However, they know adults will help them deal with it in all cases. Leaders and staff act swiftly to intervene if they think bullying might be happening.