Pupils feel comfortable and safe at EdStart. They said it is a happy place where they can have a fresh start. Leaders have created an accepting and friendly school where pupils trust the staff. This is because staff help pupils to overcome the difficulties that they experienced before they joined the school. Pupils know that staff care about them and want them to do well. Leaders are highly ambitious for pupils. They are determined to ensure that pupils, including those who have experienced difficulties in their education previously, participate fully in all that the school has to offer and learn well. Pupils who stay at the school until the end of Year 11, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), gain the qualifications that they need to move on to further education or training. Pupils know that leaders have high expectations of their behaviour. They benefit from building trusting relationships with staff. Most pupils can regulate their emotions when something unsettles them. They learn to respect each other and the adults who help them. Pupils quickly develop the behaviours and attributes that they need to be successful at school and in the future. When bullying occurs, leaders deal with it well. Leaders are determined that pupils have as many opportunities as possible to experience the world outside school. Pupils enjoy a broad range of activities such as visits to trampoline parks, horse husbandry and visits to restaurants. Leaders carefully plan trips and visits that help to support the development of pupils’ social, communication and employability skills.