Priorswood Primary School is smaller than the average primary school. There are eight classes including the pre-school. It is part of the Collaborative Academies Trust (CAT), a multi-academy trust for primary, secondary and special schools. The work of the trust is overseen by a board of directors with each individual school having its own local governing body. There is an executive principal who works strategically across the trust’s five schools in Somerset. There have been a number of staff changes since the previous inspection, including at senior leadership level. The school has had three headteachers in this time, with the current headteacher joining the school in April 2016. The leadership of the school is currently being supported by the executive headteacher from the trust. During the inspection, the headteacher was not in school. The majority of pupils are White British and the proportion who speak English as an Inspection report: Priorswood Primary School, 19–20 April 2017 Page 10 of 13 additional language is slightly below the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported through pupil premium funding is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is slightly above the national average. There are currently no pupils with an education, health and care plan. The proportion of pupils who join or leave the school at times other than at the beginning or end of the school year is higher than the national average. The school provides a breakfast club, an after-school club and a wide range of extracurricular clubs for pupils. In 2015 and 2016, the school did not meet floor standards. These are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment by the end of Year 6. The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish.