St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding

St Margaret’s is a happy, welcoming Church of England primary where pupils feel safe to make mistakes and are encouraged to meet high expectations. The school has recently made the curriculum more ambitious in many subjects, prioritises reading, and most pupils achieve well. Pupils’ behaviour, personal development and early years provision are strengths, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school is part of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust and was previously judged good; this graded inspection did not issue an overall effectiveness grade. Leaders know their school well and staff feel well supported, including through trust collaboration. Most pupils, including many with SEND, build curriculum knowledge well, and pupils leave as confident readers. The early years curriculum is well considered, with a clear focus on vocabulary and smooth transition into school. The main areas to improve are the precision of support for some pupils with SEND, limited opportunities in the early years outdoor environment to apply learning, and underdeveloped evaluation systems in a small number of newer subjects. These mean some pupils with SEND do not engage or achieve as well as they could, and the school has not always identified teaching or knowledge gaps in those subjects.

Strengths

• Happy, welcoming culture where pupils feel safe to explore ideas and make mistakes
• High expectations underpin a culture where most pupils achieve well
• Reading is prioritised, with well-trained staff supporting accuracy, fluency and confident readers
• Pupils with SEND have needs identified swiftly and most build curriculum knowledge well
• Well-considered early years curriculum with strong vocabulary focus and smooth transition
• Clear behaviour teaching helps pupils develop friendships and resolve conflicts
• Wide range of clubs and opportunities helps pupils develop talents and interests
• Pupils develop understanding of different faiths and cultures and are prepared for modern Britain
• Staff feel well supported and value trust collaboration; workload and wellbeing are considered
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Ambitious curriculum in many subjects identifies knowledge and revisits prior learning

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching is not consistently adapted precisely enough to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND
• Some pupils with SEND do not engage or achieve as well as they could
• Early years outdoor provision offers fewer opportunities for children to apply what they have learned
• Curriculum evaluation is underdeveloped in a small number of newer subjects
• The school has not identified teaching and knowledge gaps in those subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding had 25.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding received £5,892 and spent £5,897 for each of its 221 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £137,000 (£620 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust, income was £6,962 and spending £6,746 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Nuneaton · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is part of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Sharnford Church of England Primary School Hinckley
• All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Leicester
• Claybrooke Primary School Leicester
• Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• Dunton Bassett Primary School Lutterworth
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell Lutterworth
• John Wycliffe Primary School Lutterworth
• Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School Lutterworth

What is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding last inspected by Ofsted?

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding have?

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding cover?

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding?

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is at High Street, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV13 6HE.