Middleton is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. All pupils are taught in mixed-age classes. Children in Reception attend full time. The school has been federated with Peasenhall Primary School for eight years; on 1 April 2015 it federated with two other schools, Yoxford Primary School and Bramfield Primary School. The federation shares an executive headteacher (referred to as the headteacher in this report) and governing body. Since the previous inspection, the school takes pupils in Year 6. The roll has increased by nearly a half. A head of school was appointed in September 2014, and the executive headteacher who had been supporting the school took on the formal role when the federation was complete. A special educational needs coordinator for the federation schools was appointed in April 2015. Two of the three teachers have been on long-term sickness absence; one returned in time for the inspection. School leaders have been supported by an executive headteacher from another federation in Suffolk since 1 April 2015. An external review of governance has been commissioned as part of the federation response to other inspections. Almost all pupils are White British. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is average. The pupil premium is additional funding for pupils looked after by the local authority and those known to be eligible for free school meals. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is average. In 2014, there were not enough pupils in Year 6 for the school to be measured against the government’s floor standards. These set the minimum expectation for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.