SCHOOL PROFILE

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145084
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

21 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

25 January 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 13 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 86 86 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 40 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 46 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.1%
9.7 pts below England
School 15.1%
North West Leicestershire 19.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.2%
19.1 pts below England
School 1.2%
North West Leicestershire 6.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North West Leicestershire 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.3%
82
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
1
Any other White background
1.2%
1
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 12.8% 11 of 86 pupils
8.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.8%
North West Leicestershire 20.3%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.3% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

40.0% 20.4 pts below England
School 40.0%
North West Leicestershire 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
North West Leicestershire 74.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
North West Leicestershire 68.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

40.0%

32.0 pts below England

School 40.0%
North West Leicestershire 71.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

6.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.74 pts higher than England
School 6.96%
North West Leicestershire 5.52%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.60 pts higher than England
School 24.42%
North West Leicestershire 12.60%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.16%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.64 pts lower than England
School 1.16%
North West Leicestershire 1.28%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

81.9% 6.3 pts below England
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
81.9%
North West Leicestershire
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
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