Torridon is a large junior school, situated next to the infant school, and shares some of its facilities, such as the newly opened canteen. The headteacher left the school in December 2013 and the long serving deputy is currently the acting headteacher. The school recently opened a specialist resource base, known as ‘lighthouse’, for pupils with autistic spectrum disorder, which has a class for its own pupils and one for pupils from the infant school. There are currently eight pupils in total enrolled in this base. The majority of the pupils are from minority ethnic groups with a quarter being of Caribbean heritage. The proportion who speaks English as an additional language is above average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is above average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is slightly above the national average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium, which is additional government funding provided for looked after children, those known to be eligible for free school meals and pupils with a parent in the armed forces, is above the national average. The breakfast club is shared with the infant school and numbers attending it are high. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress.