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St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School

Primary

Dover · Dover · CT15 6SS http://www.stmargaretsprimary.co.uk

Pupils
171
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
21 Jan 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
2 Jul 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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15 Jan 2013
Interim assessment
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14 Oct 2009
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Dover. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
52%
-31pp
LA
63%
England
63%
96%74%52%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
10%
England
8%
20%10%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
163
cap. 210
200182163
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Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.520.617.7
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 13.81%
5%3%2%
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FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 27.09%
9%7%6%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.42%
14%11%8%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%3%
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Persistent absence
6%
LA
15%
England
13%
14%9%5%
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Overview

AddressSea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS
Telephone01304852639
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£7190 spend / pupil£7489 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2552%0%163
2023/2483%0%176
2022/2386%10%+3.70+0.90+4.50189
2018/1996%20%+2.10+1.30+1.50195
2017/1868%7%+0.40+2.30-0.50194
2016/1768%7%-0.30-1.70-1.30194
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2572%20%80%4%68%20%96%68%104.0103.0102.014%
2023/2488%29%92%0%92%21%100%83%106.0106.0105.014%
2022/2390%52%95%14%100%57%100%90%111.0111.0109.013%
2018/1996%44%100%32%100%48%100%96%109.0109.0110.010%
2017/1882%36%93%18%75%21%89%71%105.0103.0105.08%
2016/1779%36%79%14%79%25%93%75%106.0106.0105.08%

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
2024/2516319.214%4%7%4%6%
2023/2417618.514%3%8%4%9%
2022/2318917.713%5%9%5%13%
2021/2220023.510%4%8%6%14%
2020/2119420.911%5%6%
2018/1919519.510%4%7%3%5%
2017/1819421.58%3%7%3%4%
2016/1719421.68%2%6%3%5%

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