St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

About St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brixham, Torbay, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 59 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 7 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 13.1%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.