Fountains primary school provides for pupils with moderate and severe learning difficulties (MLD and SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). A third of the school’s populations have autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). All pupils have a statement of special educational needs. An average proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium, which provides additional funding for children in local authority care and for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals. Most pupils are White British and a few speak English as an additional language. The Early Years Foundation Stage comprises a small number of children taught mostly in a mixed Reception and Key Stage 1 class. A very small number of children are taught in the Key Stage 1 class for pupils with ASD. Since September 2004 the school has been federated with a nearby secondary special school and a special nursery, managed jointly by health and education. The nursery has recently moved onto the same site as Fountains primary school but is subject to a separate inspection. The three establishments share the same executive headteacher, senior leadership team and governing body. The school provides outreach support for local schools. It does not use any other school or location to provide regular education for its pupils. The school has recently converted to a foundation school. It has taken on trust status in partnership with seven local primary schools and a secondary school. The governing body has been reconstituted accordingly.