This school is larger than most other schools. It serves a wide area with a small but significant number of pupils living some distance from the school, partly because of parental choice but partly due to places not being available at other schools. The school has a nursery class but only around a half of those pupils who enter the Reception classes have attended the nursery provision. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs who are supported at school action is well above average. The proportion who are supported at school action plus or who have statements of special educational needs is above average. The most significant areas of need are speech and communication difficulties and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. A small number of pupils are in the process of being diagnosed for difficulties on the autism spectrum. A growing proportion of the youngest pupils are known to speak English as an additional language although across the school the percentage of these pupils is average. The proportion of pupils eligible for the pupil premium (which is funding to support children in local authority care, children of service families and those known to be eligible for free school meals) is average. Many members of the senior leadership team are new in post in the last 15 months. The school runs a breakfast club.