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EnglandEast of EnglandBraintreeCO9 4DSSt Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield
Primary

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield

Primary

Braintree · Halstead · CO9 4DS www.st-margaretscofe.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
66
cap. 98
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
66
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
66
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield · Primary · Essex

Finance£9307 spend / pupil£9239 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+44pp
57%35%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
0%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
66
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4DS
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2557%0%86%29%71%14%57%0%86%71%104.099.099.024%66
2023/2413%0%38%0%25%0%25%0%88%0%97.096.094.024%71
2022/2354%0%92%15%92%0%54%0%92%77%105.099.0104.0+0.10+1.00-5.606%65
2018/1936%0%71%29%71%0%36%7%71%71%106.0100.0102.0-3.40-5.40-6.008%77
2017/1840%10%70%30%70%30%50%20%70%60%106.0102.0105.0-2.40-2.50-4.809%77
2016/1733%0%33%17%83%0%33%0%100%50%100.097.0103.0Suppressed+3.90Suppressed7%73

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
2024/256620.624%9%12%7%19%
2023/247116.924%6%14%6%17%
2022/236515.56%6%9%6%20%
2021/227414.27%5%15%7%25%
2020/216913.37%4%16%
2018/197714.88%1%17%4%6%
2017/187714.89%0%14%3%4%
2016/177314.17%0%14%5%16%

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