Bank End Primary is an average-sized primary school. The vast majority of pupils are of White British background and speak English as their first language. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those eligible for the pupil premium, is well above average and accounts for almost two-thirds of the pupil population. The pupil premium is funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and children looked after by the local authority. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is average. In 2014, the school did not meet the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The school works in close partnership with Hunningley Primary School and the headteacher of Bank End is the executive headteacher of this partnership. Bank End also works with a local cluster of primary schools, within the Barnsley Teaching Schools Alliance, and a neighbouring secondary, Barnsley Academy. Provision for children is part time in the Nursery Year and full time for children in the Reception Year.