The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. Two-thirds of the pupils are White British, the remainder coming from a range of other ethnic heritages. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language has risen since the last inspection and is now similar to national averages. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below average. The school met the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for attainment and progress in English and mathematics at the end of Year 6. The school belongs to the Erdington consortium of schools and the Kingsbury School Sports Partnership. The headteacher and deputy regularly provide leadership support to other schools Inspection report: Abbey Catholic Primary School, 13–14 June 2018 Page 9 of 12 across the Catholic Diocesan School Partnership. At the time of the inspection, the substantive deputy headteacher was on secondment; he has recently been appointed to the headship at the school of his secondment. The acting deputy headteacher has been appointed to the permanent deputy headteacher role with effect from 1 July 2017. There is also an acting assistant headteacher in place. There is a privately managed out-of-school club for children on the school site. This is inspected separately.