The school is of average size and includes a 52-place maintained Nursery. Classes are mainly organised into single age, two-form entry with the exception of Year 4 where there is only one class. Most pupils are of White British heritage and a small number of pupils are from a range of minority ethnic groups. A few of these are in the early stages of learning to speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average. The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals is also above the national average. The proportion of pupils who join at unusual times is higher than average. The substantive headteacher has been in post since September 2010 and was acting headteacher from November 2009, through the June 2010 Ofsted inspection. The school receives additional resources to educate pupils with hearing impairment, although the current number of such pupils is small. At the time of the previous inspection, the school was given a notice to improve because significant improvement was required in attainment and progress, especially in English and mathematics, the curriculum and the Early Years Foundation Stage. A monitoring visit in January 2011 found the school to be making good progress in addressing these areas for improvement and in raising pupils’ achievement.