This is a smaller than average primary school with very small cohorts. Some groups may represent one individual. It has four mixed-aged classes: a combined Nursery and Reception, a Year 1 and Year 2 class, a Year 3 class and a class comprising Years 4, 5 and 6. In April 2015, the school federated with Witheridge Church of England Primary School to form part of the Taw Valley Federation. At this time, the High Bickington headteacher became executive headteacher across the two schools. After a long period of stability in staffing, the last two years have seen considerable changes. From September 2016, the executive headteacher has returned to High Bickington as head of school. There is a temporary, acting executive headteacher in place across the Taw Valley Federation. The executive headteacher is the executive headteacher of Inspection report: High Bickington Church of England Primary School, 8–9 November 2016 Page 10 of 13 TEAM academy. An external review of governance took place in October 2016. The school runs an early years foundation stage unit, which includes part-time provision for Nursery-aged children from the age of three, and a Reception class. The early years unit is due to move to a new purpose-built site in September 2017. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils eligible for the pupil premium funding is well below the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is in line with the national average. The school manages a breakfast club. In 2016 the school met the government’s floor standard, which is the minimum expectation for pupils’ attainment and progress at the end of Year 6. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about the ‘pupil premium’, ‘curriculum content’ and the ‘sport premium’ on its website.