Pupils skip into school each morning with happy, smiling faces. Adults warmly welcome pupils as they arrive. Each day, pupils are eager to catch up with their friends and to begin learning. Staff know pupils and their families very well in this caring, close-knit community. Staff quickly resolve any issues that pupils may have. For example, they deal with any incidents of unkind behaviour or bullying effectively. This helps pupils to feel safe. Teachers have higher expectations of pupils’ behaviour than they did in the past. Pupils are proud that their behaviour and conduct have improved. Pupils were keen to share how they had a strong voice in devising the new behaviour system, alongside staff. Teachers are increasing their expectations of what pupils can achieve. However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. This is because, until more recently, pupils have not experienced a well-designed curriculum. Consequently, some pupils do not have a secure enough knowledge of the different subjects that they study, including mathematics and reading. Children in the early years, including those in the Nursery Year, learn well. They are inquisitive. They enjoy doing yoga each morning to keep healthy and fit. Pupils take good care of Dougal and Daisy, the school guinea pigs. They enjoy swimming, ghyl scrambling and paddle boarding. Pupils cherish leading fortnightly celebration assemblies, where they applaud the good work of others.