This is a smaller-than-average sized primary school. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is well-above average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those supported by the pupil premium funding, is twice the national average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support those pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are looked after by the local authority. Almost all pupils are of White British heritage. A small, but increasing minority is from minority ethnic groups and few speak English as an additional language. Children in the early years provision attend a Reception class on a full-time basis. The school does not meet the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in English and mathematics. The headteacher is absent. The deputy headteacher is currently responsible for running the school and is being supported for two days per week by a National Leader of Education from Tyldesley Primary School. Support is also provided for the early years provision by an experienced early years practitioner and the headteacher of an outstanding school to help improve the quality of teaching. The governing body has been reconstituted. Governors are receiving support from a National Leader of Governance from Tyldesley Primary School. A breakfast club operates from the site; this is managed by the school’s governing body.