‘Designated SENCo provides one-to-one support and booster groups for children with SEN, which accounts for a handful of the school’s intake. The nature of the school building (five flights of stairs) may make it unsuitable for pupils with physical disabilities.’

‘Pastoral care is paramount and school employs a number of highly effective strategies to help pupils feel safe. Older pupils can make use of classroom ‘feelings boxes’ to share concerns privately with teachers, and the ‘buddy’ system supports new pupils. Every parent we spoke to raved about this: ‘It’s a great system as it makes new children feel less intimidated and older children rise to the responsibility of looking after the younger ones.’

Read more of The Good Schools Guide’s review here