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EnglandWest MidlandsNewcastle-under-LymeST5 0HUSt Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
Primary

St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

Primary

Newcastle-under-Lyme · Newcastle · ST5 0HU http://www.st-margarets.staffs.sch.uk

Pupils
230
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-11pp
86%78%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
15%
-4pp
19%14%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Knutton Road, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0HU
Local authority
Staffordshire
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
2024/2569%15%84%47%82%24%82%33%87%78%108.0106.0106.012%230
2023/2480%19%85%49%88%27%81%25%97%90%108.0105.0109.09%231
2022/2379%14%95%41%90%22%84%29%97%93%108.0106.0109.0+0.20+0.50-0.7011%228
2018/1984%11%89%28%92%30%92%23%95%92%107.0106.0108.0+0.20+0.70-1.105%245
2017/1886%9%93%33%93%30%89%12%96%91%106.0105.0109.0-0.90+0.40-1.905%240
2016/1789%3%95%41%94%20%92%19%95%97%108.0106.0110.0+0.60-0.30-0.906%249

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
2024/2523025.612%2%8%4%6%
2023/2423125.79%2%8%4%6%
2022/2322825.311%1%9%4%5%
2021/2223526.110%1%6%5%9%
2020/2123527.38%2%7%
2018/1924527.25%2%10%3%2%
2017/1824026.75%2%11%3%4%
2016/1724927.76%1%12%2%1%

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