Newtown Linford Primary School is much smaller than the average-sized primary school. The headteacher was appointed just prior to the last inspection and the teaching staff has changed completely since her appointment. Many pupils leave the school at the end of Year 5 to join a local secondary school that takes Year 6 pupils. However, this arrangement is changing in a year’s time and Newtown Linford is expected to retain more of the Year 6 pupils. Most pupils are from White British backgrounds. The school has a below-average proportion of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds. None currently speak English as an additional language. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported through school action is average. The proportion supported through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is average. Very few pupils are supported by the pupil premium, which, in this school, provides additional funding for pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals. The number of pupils in Year 6 last year was too small for the government’s floor standards to be applicable.