The school is larger than the average-sized primary school. Children attend the Reception class full time. Most pupils are White British. Around one in five pupils is from a Pakistani background and there are small proportions of pupils from several other minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion who speak English as an additional language is well above average, although the great majority of such pupils are fluent speakers of English. A high proportion of pupils is disabled or has special educational needs. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils supported through the pupil premium (additional funding for pupils currently known to be eligible for free school meals, those who have been eligible for free school meals at any time in the last six years and children who are looked-after by the local authority) is well above average. The school does not meet the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics. The school receives support from the executive headteacher of Hales Valley Teaching School, who is a National Leader of Education. There is a separate nursery and children’s centre on the same site. These are not included in this inspection.