This school is smaller than the average middle school. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives pupil premium funding to help certain groups is below the national average. In this school the funding only applies to pupils known to be eligible for free school meals. The majority of the pupils come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of pupils supported by school action is in line with national averages, but the proportion supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is well below average. None of the school’s pupils are educated in other schools or units. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ achievement and progress. The school is part of the Sharnbrook Academy Federation, which is a ‘hard federation’ where a number of schools have come together under a single governing body. The school, as part of the federation, became an Investor in People in April 2013 and was awarded Artsmark Gold certification in September 2013.