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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ1 4PASt Margaret's Academy
Primary

St Margaret's Academy

Primary

Torbay · Torquay · TQ1 4PA http://www.stmargaretstorbay.org.uk

Pupils
398
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Margaret's Academy · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
-4pp
75%64%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Barewell Road, Torquay, TQ1 4PA
Local authority
Torbay
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
2024/2554%5%68%31%69%12%66%15%68%75%104.0102.0104.017%398
2023/2458%3%75%31%71%10%69%8%73%63%105.0102.0103.014%409
2022/2352%6%67%31%60%10%65%27%63%65%103.0102.0102.0-1.10-0.60-0.3013%397
2018/1975%17%88%48%75%18%92%53%85%82%107.0109.0109.0+2.90-1.50+4.2013%418
2017/1875%15%87%40%80%25%82%35%82%78%107.0106.0106.0+4.20+1.80+3.7016%417
2016/1774%16%84%47%86%28%79%30%86%82%107.0105.0107.0+3.30+2.30+1.1017%412

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
2024/2539820.817%6%27%5%16%
2023/2440922.514%6%29%6%17%
2022/2339721.613%6%31%6%19%
2021/2240121.714%5%34%8%27%
2020/2141422.513%2%34%
2018/1941822.813%3%29%4%6%
2017/1841722.216%3%31%4%6%
2016/1741223.317%4%32%4%10%

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