Cyril Jackson Primary School is much larger than the average sized primary school and operates on two sites, which are a short distance apart. The proportions of pupils from minority ethnic groups and those who speak English as an additional language are much higher than the national average. The largest ethnic group in the school are of Bangladeshi origin. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium (additional funding for particular groups, which in this school applies to pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority) is much higher than the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is higher than the national average. The school has a Language Resource Provision for up to 20 pupils across the local authority who have speech and language difficulties. Some pupils attend the Nursery full time, others part time, with all pupils becoming full time when they enter the Reception class. The headteacher of Cyril Jackson Primary School is currently also the interim executive headteacher of Ben Jonson Primary School. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics.