Galliard Primary is much larger than most primary schools. The school has two nursery classes providing 31 part-time places in the morning and afternoon. Around four in 10 pupils are supported by the pupil premium. This is additional funding for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, or are looked after by the local authority. This figure is much higher than the national average. Since the last inspection the proportion of pupils with English as an additional language has increased from four in 10 pupils to six in 10. A very large majority of pupils are from minority ethnic groups, and most speak English as an additional language. These are both much higher than the national average. More than a third of pupils joining the school do not speak English. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is much higher than the national average. The school has special resource provision for eight pupils who have autism. There are currently six pupils in the provision, all of whom have a statement of special educational needs. The school has a nurture class, which supports children who find accessing the curriculum difficult due to their social and emotional skills. Pupils from Key Stage 1 can be supported for up to five terms. The school makes use of specialist alternative provision (lessons that take place regularly away from the school site) for some pupils. This includes part-time provision at Addison House, the behaviour support service and Houndsfield Speech and Language Resource Base. The school meets the government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. There is a children’s centre on the school grounds, this is managed by the governing body on behalf of the local authority. It is inspected separately and the centre’s most recent inspection report can be found on the Ofsted website.