Warren School is a special school for pupils who have severe and complex learning difficulties. A few pupils have profound and multiple learning difficulties and moderate learning difficulties, often with attached social and emotional difficulties. Children join the Nursery class in the year that they turn four and the Reception class in the year that they turn five. The majority of learners stay with the school for their sixth-form education. The school is currently funded for 114 places. Some of the pupils are full time and Inspection report: Warren School, 14–15 November 2017 Page 10 of 13 some are dual registered and spend time in their local mainstream school. All of the pupils have either an education, health and care plan or a statement of special educational needs. The large majority of pupils are from White British backgrounds and a high proportion are known to be eligible for the pupil premium funding. The school does not use any alternative provision. The local authority issued the school with a warning notice in May 2017 due to a serious breakdown in the way the school is managed or governed. In July 2017, an interim executive board was put in place by the local authority. It continues to seek a suitable academy trust to sponsor the school.