SCHOOL PROFILE

St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146113
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 161 Published school capacity
Capacity used 21.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 34 34 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 20 58.8% of pupils
Male pupils 14 41.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

64.7%
39.9 pts above England
School 64.7%
High Peak 27.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
High Peak 2.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
High Peak 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
97.1%
33
White and Black African
2.9%
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 32.4% 11 of 34 pupils
11.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.4%
High Peak 20.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.5% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 11.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 2
Hearing impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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.

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

7.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.00 pts higher than England
School 7.22%
High Peak 6.25%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.32%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.51 pts higher than England
School 24.32%
High Peak 14.59%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
High Peak 2.16%
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

21.1% 67.1 pts below England
St Margaret's Catholic Voluntary Academy
21.1%
High Peak
83.4%
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