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EnglandEast MidlandsNorth West LeicestershireDE11 8ABBlackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Primary

North West Leicestershire · Swadlincote · DE11 8AB www.blackfordbyschool.org/

Pupils
100
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
100
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
100
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Leicestershire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
40%
-20pp
60%46%31%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
19%10%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
40%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
100
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Off Main Street, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8AB
Local authority
Leicestershire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2540%0%73%13%60%0%40%7%93%67%104.098.0103.019%100
2023/2460%10%60%50%70%10%80%60%80%70%107.0107.0106.015%92
2022/2344%19%75%31%56%19%44%19%56%69%106.0100.0102.0+2.80+1.10-1.8012%93
2018/1931%8%54%8%62%15%54%15%69%54%101.0102.0103.0-2.20-0.80-2.3016%92
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2510026.319%2%23%7%24%
2023/249222.015%1%23%8%26%
2022/239323.012%1%24%6%20%
2021/228922.011%3%19%5%9%
2020/218921.215%3%15%
2018/199227.116%1%24%4%8%
2017/1828.85%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.