Langside School provides an education for pupils who have profound and multiple learning difficulties. All of the pupils have physical and communication needs, and each one has a statement of special educational needs. The few children who are in the Early Years Foundation Stage work alongside those in Years 1 and 2. Older students work together as a sixth-form group in a separate part of the school building. None attends any kind of alternative provision. Almost all of the pupils are from White British backgrounds and none speaks English as an additional language. The number of pupils who are entitled to receive the pupil premium is near to the national average. This is additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority. The principal has been in post for approximately two years. Since the previous inspection, new governors have been appointed to fill vacancies. The school forms part of a charitable trust which provides a range of services to its pupils and to others in the community.