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St Margaret's Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Torbay
  • TQ1 4PA
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,167 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 24%24% · 2016/172017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 75%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM54% · South West 62%3/10 Below−47.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · South West 6%4/10 Below−44.3 pts
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West−58.7 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West−81.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 56 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 74% · 57 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 75% · 60 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 75% · 60 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 52% · 48 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 58% · 59 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 54% · 59 pupils · South West 62%75%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 56 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 16% · 57 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 15% · 60 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 17% · 60 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 6% · 48 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 59 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 5% · 59 pupils · South West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 60 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 107 · 60 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 48 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · South West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 57 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 60 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 109 · 60 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 48 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 104109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in97.1%
34 of 35 who put it first2014 · 98.1%2026 · 97.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3534
2nd220
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026382
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.4%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support11.6%
EHC plan5.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils15.7%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

91% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 15.8
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 19.9
  • Other support 7.7

Teachers 19.8 FTE · Whole workforce 47.4 · 71 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,073
Spend per pupil£6,884
Staff spend per pupil£5,603
Reserve per pupil£844
  • +£336,000revenue reserve
  • +£75,000in-year balance

Grants £6,857 · self-generated £289 · premises £377 per pupil

Single-academy trust: ST MARGARET'S ACADEMY