St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

Newcastle-under-Lyme · ST5 0HU

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 222 pupils, 7.7% FSM

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St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School

General Information

Address: Knutton Road, Wolstanton, Newcastle, ST5 0HU – View on map
Phone: 01782973875
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr D Hugill
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

222 pupils out of 240 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 17
% eligible for free school meals: 7.7%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Newcastle-under-Lyme average)
English as an additional language: 1% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 3.7% a year (Newcastle-under-Lyme 12.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 69% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points above the Newcastle-under-Lyme average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 76% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 76%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 78%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 106
Based on: 55 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNewcastle-under-Lyme averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points above the Newcastle-under-Lyme average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 14th of 38 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Thursfield Primary School70%
=14Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School69%
=14St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School69%
=14St Mary's Catholic Primary School69%
#17Seabridge Primary School68%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Co-op Academy Friarswood86%
#2The Reginald Mitchell Primary School79%
#3Crackley Bank Primary School78%
=4Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School77%
=4Sun Academy Bradwell77%
=4The Meadows Primary School77%
#7St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School76%
=8Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School73%
=8Springhead Primary School73%
=10Ellison Primary Academy72%
=10Hempstalls Primary School72%
=10St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School72%
#13Thursfield Primary School70%
=14Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School69%
=14St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School69%
=14St Mary's Catholic Primary School69%
#17Seabridge Primary School68%
#18Bursley Academy67%
=19Alsagers Bank Primary Academy65%
=19Silverdale Primary Academy65%
#21Westlands Primary School64%
#22St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy63%
#23Betley CofE VC Primary School62%
#24Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School60%
#25Langdale Primary School59%
=26Dove Bank Primary School56%
=26St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy56%
#28St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy55%
#29Castle Primary School50%
#30Hassell Primary School48%
#31Churchfields Primary School44%
#32Ravensmead Primary School42%
#33Chesterton Primary School38%
#34Wood Lane Primary School36%
=35St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School35%
=35St Saviour's CofE Academy35%
#37Kidsgrove Primary School33%
#38Knutton St Marys CofE Academy32%

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1st of 1 junior schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme for Ofsted rating

#1St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,861 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 1 junior schools in Newcastle-under-Lyme for spending per pupil

#1St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School£5,861

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School£5,861

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