St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Bideford, Devon·EX39 1EL
Composite score
29.9
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#13,379
National rank
#1423
In South West
#225
In Devon
Top 90%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
46%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
201
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
23.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,348
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School at a glance

Located in Bideford, Devon, St Margaret's Church of England Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 201 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 46% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 27.0 percentage points year on 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 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Overall pupil absence was 7.8%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Margaret's Church of England Junior School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.

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