SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Margaret's CofE Junior School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 125667
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 23 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 356 356 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 169 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 187 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.0%
8.8 pts below England
School 16.0%
Warwick 15.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.2%
17.9 pts above England
School 38.2%
Warwick 15.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.1%
2.1 pts above England
School 3.1%
Warwick 0.9%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
53.7%
191
Indian
23.9%
85
Any other White background
6.7%
24
White and Asian
2.8%
10
Any other Asian background
2.5%
9
Pakistani
2.5%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.4% 87 of 356 pupils
3.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Warwick 19.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 27
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Warwick 64.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Warwick 79.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Warwick 74.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Warwick 77.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.65%
Warwick 5.60%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.58 pts lower than England
School 9.24%
Warwick 12.76%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.82%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 0.82%
Warwick 1.84%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.9% 10.7 pts above England
St. Margaret's CofE Junior School
98.9%
Warwick
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information