Primary school

St Margaret's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Manchester
  • M16 8FQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,543 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 24%24% · 2016/172017/18: top 27%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 37%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · North West 63%7/10 Above+37.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · North West 6%8/10 Above+24 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above+49 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 51% · 47 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 74% · 57 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 76% · 67 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 58% · 71 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 61% · 87 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 61% · 85 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 69% · 84 pupils · North West 63%76%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 47 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 16% · 57 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 67 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 71 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 87 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 85 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 12% · 84 pupils · North West 6%16%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 47 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 67 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 71 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 87 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 85 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 84 pupils · North West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 47 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 67 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 71 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 87 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 85 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 84 pupils · North West 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
48 of 48 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4848
2nd394
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026601
Free school meals (past 6 years)54.6%
First language not English79.8%
SEN support17.3%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils15.6%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

83.5% full · 720 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 31.1
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 24.5
  • Other support 13.5

Teachers 35.1 FTE · Whole workforce 73.1 · 93 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,393
Spend per pupil£8,271
Staff spend per pupil£6,108
Reserve per pupil£509
  • +£291,224revenue reserve
  • +£69,659in-year balance

Grants £8,126 · self-generated £299 · premises £411 per pupil