Kirk Fenton Parochial Church of England Controlled Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Children join the school in the Early Years Foundation Stage and attend in the mornings in the Nursery and full time in their Reception Year. There is one class in each year group from Years 1 to 6 and an early years unit. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is well below the national average at just under 5%. About a tenth of the pupils are eligible for the pupil premium. This is additional government funding provided to give extra support to those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and to those children who are looked after. This proportion is below the national average. Most pupils are of White British heritage and no pupils are learning English as an additional language. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6. The school is part of the STAR Learning Alliance (Sherburn, Tadcaster and Rural Learning Alliance). Since the school’s last inspection there have been a number of changes of staff. The early years leader joined the school at the start of this academic year. Teachers in Years 4, 5 and 6 were appointed in September 2013 and the Year 3 job-share teachers started at the school in January 2015, the week of the inspection.