The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Most classes are organised in single-age groups. Years 5 and 6 are in a mixed-age class. Cohort sizes are very small and vary considerably from year to year. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below average, as is the proportion of disadvantaged pupils. Since the previous inspection, there have been significant staff and leadership changes, including the appointment of a headteacher, who took up her substantive post in September 2016. In 2017, the school met the government’s current floor standards, which are the Inspection report: Ditchling (St Margaret’s) Church of England Primary School, 5–6 December 2017 Page 9 of 12 minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in key stage 2. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.