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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151981
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 476 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 18 May 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Warrington
Trust EMMANUEL DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 460 421 full-time · 39 part-time
Female pupils 251 54.6% of pupils
Male pupils 209 45.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Warrington 23.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.0%
5.3 pts below England
School 15.0%
Warrington 16.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Warrington 0.7%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.4%
393
Any other White background
5.7%
26
African
2.4%
11
Chinese
2.4%
11
Any other Asian background
1.3%
6
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
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 17.8% 82 of 460 pupils
3.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.8%
Warrington 20.1%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts above
EHC plans 1.7% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
Moderate learning difficulty 21
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.6% 8.5 pts above England
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
96.6%
Warrington
92.6%
North West
90.6%
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