The school opened in September 2016, as a foundation school with the Woodnewton Academy Trust (WAT) being the qualifying foundation. The governing body is the responsible body, supported by WAT. WAT has administered the school within its multiacademy structure. The current headteacher has been in post since September 2018. He is the third headteacher since the opening of the school. The school is being supported by the Inspiring Futures through Learning multiacademy trust (IFtL). The school is due to join the trust imminently. The school is currently an average-sized primary school. The school originally had provision for Reception to Year 2, and is expanding year on year to the full age range of Nursery to Year 6. Currently the school has provision for Nursery to Year 4. Consequently, the number on roll is increasing at a much faster rate than national Inspection report: Priors Hall - A Learning Community, 26–27 February 2019 Page 9 of 12 averages. The cohort sizes and profiles of pupils’ needs across the school vary widely. For example, there are 18 pupils currently in Year 4, but 59 pupils in Year 3. Only four out of 10 current teachers have been with the school more than 18 months. Three teachers joined in September 2018. Currently, the school is in the process of recruiting for three more teachers for September 2019. The school provides before- and after-school childcare. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is above the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is close to the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below the national average. Pupils are sometimes taught in nurture group provision at another WAT school.