Studfall is much larger than the average-sized school. Since 1 September 2012, it joined with Studfall Junior School to become a hard federation, sharing a newly formed single governing body. The Chair of the Governing Body, who already held that position in the junior school, was elected the week prior to the inspection. Two new headteachers of the federated schools began work on 1 September 2012. The appointed headteachers were previously the joint headteachers at the junior school. The school has specially resourced provision for pupils with special educational needs for up to 16 pupils. Currently, this includes pupils with an autistic spectrum disorder or a hearing impairment. The proportion of pupils supported through school action is high. The proportion of pupils supported at school action plus or who have a statement of special educational needs is high. The vast majority of these pupils have speech, language and communication needs. Most pupils are White British, with a few pupils from a range of minority ethnic backgrounds. A few of these speak English as an additional language. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is above most other schools. This provides additional funding for children in local authority care and pupils known to be eligible for free school meals. The school runs a breakfast club.