Cicely Haughton School provides for pupils aged four to 11 years with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. It offers residential accommodation as part of its educational provision. The school is a Staffordshire Key Learning Centre which supports pupils in mainstream primary school with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and their staff. All pupils have complex needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and very challenging behaviour. Many experience other difficulties and social circumstances which affect their ability to trust adults and learn. Almost all pupils have a statement of special educational needs, and the very large majority are boys. About half of the pupils are eligible for the pupil premium. This is well above the national average. The pupil premium is an additional sum of money provided by the government to support the achievement of certain groups of pupils, such as those who are looked after and those known to be eligible for free school meals. Almost all pupils are from White British backgrounds and none speak English as an additional language. The school has high levels of pupil mobility. Pupils join at any time in their primary school years, and often in Years 5 and 6. Each year, a number return to mainstream school before they reach Year 6. Most pupils stay in the residential accommodation for up to three nights a week to supplement day-time education. The school also offers after-school extended day, weekend and holiday activities. The school became federated with Loxley Hall school, a day and residential school for pupils age 11 to 16 years with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, on 1 May 2013. The governing body and executive headteacher are responsible for both schools.