St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Heywood Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 2BW
Phone 01617731432
Reference Number 105323

St Margaret’s Church of England Primary School demonstrates effective action to sustain the educational standards identified in its previous inspection. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils are encouraged to dream big and help each other. Overall, students exhibit positive behavioral attitudes and high levels of respect and kindness. The curriculum has been made more ambitious recently, and there are notable advances in areas such as literacy and mathematics, where pupils demonstrate confidence and fluency in their learning. However, some subjects are still in development, affecting the coherence of pupils' learning experiences in those areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 223
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.61%
Girls: 44.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 31.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 34.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 16 33
2 14 12 26
3 21 14 35
4 22 14 36
5 17 14 31
6 16 19 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65%
Pakistani 9.4%
Asian, Other 5.8%
White & Asian 4%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
Indian 2.2%
White & Black (African) 2.2%
White, Other 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 29 Oct 2024
Date Report
29 Oct 2024 School inspection
05 Nov 2019 School inspection
10 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
16 Jun 2011 Curriculum and development visit
30 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils display exemplary behavior and take on leadership roles seriously.
  • The support for pupils with SEND is effective, helping them to achieve well.
  • High expectations from staff foster an inclusive atmosphere.
  • Reading is prioritized, leading to confident and skilled readers.
  • The curriculum has been enhanced to promote personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects do not provide adequate support for learning important knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.1
Writing -0.2
Maths 0.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 2
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

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