The school is larger than the average-sized secondary school. White British and Pakistani students are the largest ethnic groups in a school where 58 languages are spoken. Some students enter the school with little or no English and at times other than the usual joining points. The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above the national average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs. The proportion of students for whom the school receives the pupil premium is above average. This is additional government funding for children in the care of the local authority, children known to be eligible for free school meals and children from forces’ families. The school has specialist units for hearing impaired and for physically impaired students, catering for 19 deaf students with statements and 15 without statements and for 8 physically impaired students. Alternative part-time education is currently provided for a small number of students, mostly in Year 11, who follow courses at Peterborough Regional College or at the pupil referral unit (Honey Hill) in Peterborough. The school provides a breakfast club. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress.