St Giles CofE (Aided) Primary School is smaller than the average-sized primary school. Pupils are taught in four classes for literacy and numeracy each morning; one for Reception Year children and Year 1 pupils, one for Year 2, one for Years 3 and 4, and one for Years 5 and 6. The Reception Year children and Years 1 and 2 pupils combine each afternoon into one class. Most pupils come from White British backgrounds. There are very few pupils from other heritage groups or who speak English as an additional language. At 19%, the proportion of pupils with special educational needs is above average. At 15%, the proportion of disadvantaged pupils eligible for pupil premium funding is well below that which is found nationally. The pupil premium is additional funding provided to give extra support to those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and to children who are looked after by the local authority. There were too few pupils in Year 6 in 2014 for the government’s floor standards to be applicable. These set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. The school is currently undertaking a public consultation on academisation. There is a separate after-school club which is held on the school site. This was not included as part of this inspection. The substantive headteacher has been absent from school since February 2014. In the interim, an executive headteacher and the deputy headteacher shared leadership responsibilities until the end of the summer term 2014. Since September 2014, the deputy headteacher has been leading the school in a fulltime acting headteacher role.