This school is very much smaller than the average-sized primary school. All pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is well-below average. (The pupil premium is additional funding for those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals, children from service families and those children that are looked after by the local authority.) The proportion of pupils supported through school action is well-above average. There are currently no pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. There are lunch-time and after-school clubs which are managed by the governing body and run by school staff, governors and external coaches. The school has had too few pupils in its last three Year 6 classes for them to be measured meaningfully against the government’s current floor standards which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. The school does not use any alternative provision. There are two classes: one for pupils in Reception, Years 1 and 2, the other for pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6. There are no pupils currently in Year 3. The teacher of the Reception and Key Stage 1 class has been unavoidably absent from school throughout the current school year. As a result, all leaders, teachers and teaching assistants are new to the school since July 2012. The headteacher is the executive headteacher of this school and Richmond Methodist School with which the school has a Collaboration Agreement. The headteacher and other senior leaders from Richmond spend time each week in Arkengarthdale. In their absence – and during the absence of the KS1 teacher – there is an Interim Leadership Plan which involves all staff and governors in the management of the school.