Sandford is a smaller-than-average-sized primary school set on the edge of the Mendip hills. Since January 2013, it has formed a hard federation with a neighbouring primary school in the same local parish. There are five classes in the school, all of which consist of mixed-age groups of pupils. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage and the proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is below the national average. The proportion of pupils supported at school action, or by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs, is below the national average. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium, which is additional government funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children who are looked after by the local authority and the children of service families., is below the national average. Attendance is above the national average, along with extremely low rates of persistent absence or exclusion. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress.