This is a smaller-than-average middle school and the number on roll has fallen slightly since the last inspection. A very high proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium (extra funding from the government for pupils in local authority care and those who are known to be eligible for free school meals). The majority of pupils are White British with a low number from minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is very high. However, the proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational need, or who are receiving support through school action plus, is small. There is a very high turnover of pupils. One in every five pupils who start school here at age 9 moves away before they reach age 13, and a similar proportion joins the school between the ages 10 and 13. The school meets the government’s current floor standards which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. The school organises a breakfast and after-school club in order that pupils have a suitable place to study. All pupils are taught in single-age classes. The school is planning to join the Barnfield Federation of Schools and become a Barnfield Sponsored Converter Academy before September 2013. All pupils are taught on the site and the school does not provide alternative education elsewhere for any of its pupils.