Primary school

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Torbay
  • TQ5 0EE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,704 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 100%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 71%2022/23: top 9%9% · 2022/232024/25: top 98%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM29% · South West 62%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · South West 104Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 36% · 22 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 59% · 17 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 81% · 27 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 29% · 14 pupils · South West 62%81%15%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 5% · 22 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 6% · 17 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 0% · 14 pupils · South West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 13 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 22 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 106 · 17 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 110 · 27 pupils · South West 1052023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 103 · 14 pupils · South West 105110102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 13 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 22 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 17 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · South West 1042023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 98 · 14 pupils · South West 10410398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 94.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd21
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2011–2023

  1. 2011Goodas predecessor
  2. 2017Inadequate
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Requires improvement
  8. 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 202656
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.1%
First language not English1.7%
SEN support18.6%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils29.5%

Girls 59.3%Boys 40.7%

31.1% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 2
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 2.5
  • Other support 1.5

Teachers 3.6 FTE · Whole workforce 7.6 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,797
Spend per pupil£9,847
Staff spend per pupil£6,407
Reserve per pupil−£2,898
  • −£171,000revenue reserve
  • −£121,000in-year balance

Grants £7,797 · self-generated £0 · premises £305 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PLYMOUTH CAST (34 academies) · trust reserve £8,857,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it