Catherine Wayte Primary School is much larger than the average-size primary school. There are 14 classes, two for each year group. All the children in the early years attend full time. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and children who are looked after) is below average. Fewer than five pupils were eligible for free school meals in Year 6 last year. There are currently no looked after children in the school. Roughly four out of five pupils are from White British backgrounds. The remainder are from a wide variety of minority ethnic groups, about one in three of whom speak English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is broadly average. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. The school runs a breakfast club. The school provides accommodation for an after-school club, but this is managed independently and inspected separately. The headteacher took up her post in January 2015, having previously been deputy headteacher at the school.