The school is much larger than most primary schools. Almost all pupils are from a wide range of minority ethnic backgrounds. The majority of pupils speak English as an additional language, including a sizeable number at an early stage of speaking English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for funding through the pupil premium is above average. This is extra money given to schools for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, looked after by the local authority or those from service families. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is average and falling. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. Speech, language and communication needs and behaviour, emotional and social difficulties are the main reasons. More pupils than in most other primary schools join or leave partway through their primary school education. The school entered into a formal partnership with Mossbourne Community Academy from March 2013. The Principal of the academy has the role of Executive Principal and is supported by an acting headteacher and a primary school consultant. The governing body runs a breakfast club and an after-school club each day. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. Some delegated responsibilities have been removed from the governing body. This followed the issuing of a warning notice by the local authority in June 2012 due to low standards over time at the end of Key Stage 2, weaknesses in mathematics and low standards in reading.