St Godric’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School is smaller than the averagesized primary school. The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic groups is smaller than average. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium is below the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is below the national average. An average proportion of pupils have an education, health and care plan. The school has a Catholic religious character. The most recent section 48 inspection of the school took place in June 2016. The school is federated with another local school. The headteacher has led the school in an acting capacity since September 2017, when Inspection report: St Godric’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Thornley, 13–14 March 2019 Page 10 of 13 the substantive headteacher began a secondment.