The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern

The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern at a glance

Located in Alford, Lincolnshire, The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 72 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 38% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 10.7 pupils per teacher. The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.