King’s Grove School is much smaller than the average-sized secondary school. The number of students on roll has fallen significantly in the last three years. The school is a Co-operative Foundation Trust School. Most students are White British and speak English as their first language. The number of students from minority ethnic backgrounds is small, but increasing. The proportion of disadvantaged students supported by the pupil premium is above the national average. The pupil premium is additional funding for those students who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of disabled students and those that have special educational needs is above the national average. The school uses two alternative providers of education: Reaseheath College and the local authority’s pupil referral unit. In 2013, the school met the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress. The school no longer enters students early for GCSE examinations. Several key leaders have been appointed recently, including those with responsibility for English, mathematics and students with disabilities and special educational needs.