St Mary and St Giles (SMSG) School is a large split-site primary school with nursery provision for children from 3 years old. At the time of the last inspection, the school was a junior school. The school merged with the former Queen Eleanor Primary School, on 1 January 2017. The former Queen Eleanor Primary School became SMSG south site and the former St Mary & St Giles Junior School become SMSG north site. The school provides a breakfast club on its south site. The early years incorporates a Nursery for three to four-year-old children, and a Reception class for four- and five-year-old children and is situated on the south site The school serves a diverse local community with a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is above the national average. Inspection report: St Mary and St Giles Church of England School, 6–7 February 2019 Page 11 of 14 The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is slightly above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is in line with the national average. The proportion of pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium is higher in key stage 1 than it is in key stage 2. At the time of this inspection, there was no headteacher in post. The previous headteacher had been absent from school since the previous term and then left the school on 31 January 2019. The local authority had brokered temporary interim leadership from the Pepper Hill and Stanton Federation (PHSF) from the beginning of January to the end of February to fulfil the headteacher role within the school. During the inspection, the local authority was working towards securing a longer-term interim headteacher to take over the leadership of the school.