Hoyland Springwood is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Almost all pupils are of White British heritage; a few pupils are from other mixed backgrounds. The school includes resourced provision for 10 pupils with complex communication and interaction difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions. This provision is referred to by staff and pupils as, ‘the unit’. Just under a third of pupils have additional needs and are supported through school action. The proportion of pupils with statements of special educational needs, and those who are supported at school action plus, are also well above average. Approximately one half of the pupils are entitled to support provided by pupil premium funding and this is well above average. The pupil premium is an additional sum of money provided by the government to support children in the care of the local authority, those known to be eligible for free school meals and the children of military personnel. The number of children who join and leave the school part way through their primary education is much higher than the national average and this has increased over the last three years. The school does not meet the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. Since the last inspection there have been many changes of teaching staff. During this inspection three of the five mixed-age classes were taught by temporary teachers.