The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. There are three classes in each year group. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is below average. The proportion of pupils supported through the pupil premium funding is below average. Children attend full time in the Reception classes. The school provides daily breakfast and after-school clubs. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The primary school was formed on 1 September 2014 following the amalgamation of Inspection report: Loose Primary School, 16–17 November 2016 Page 11 of 14 the previous Loose Infant and Loose Junior schools. The headteacher was appointed to lead the new primary school. The school is a partner school in the Mid Kent Learning Alliance, which is a group of teaching schools. It is also the lead mathematics hub primary school for the area. The school collaborates, shares and develops expertise with a group of other local primary schools and the headteacher provides support for other headteachers. The local authority promotes the work of the school as a role model for others. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.