Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

School overview

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Swadlincote, Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. It has 100 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 20.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 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 further down the page.