Pupils feel safe at High Peak School and benefit from being educated there. They enjoy warm and positive relationships with staff. Pupils said that their teachers look after them well and help them to keep safe. Pupils explained that learning gets better for them after they have joined the school. They know that leaders expect a great deal from them. Leaders and teachers want pupils to work hard and do as well as they can. Pupils are typically successful in meeting these expectations. They achieve the qualifications that they need to go on to their next step when they leave the school. Teachers have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and pupils fully understand this. Pupils sometimes have difficulties with their behaviour because of their needs. This can stop some pupils, especially those who have not been in the school long, from learning properly. Staff are skilled at helping pupils when this happens. They make sure that pupils calm down and settle back to their work. Staff also deal quickly and effectively with any bullying that may happen. Pupils enjoy a range of experiences beyond the classroom. During enrichment time each week, for example, there are opportunities for horse-riding or boxing. Pupils can also take on a role of responsibility, such as becoming a school councillor or anti-bullying ambassador.