St Margaret's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Withington Road, Manchester, M16 8FQ
Website: http://www.stmargaretsmanchester.co.uk
Telephone: 01612262271
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Hunter
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105493

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 648
Number of Boys: 327
Number of Girls: 321

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.8
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA
4out of 4 2,351 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's CofE Primary School
Withington Road , Whalley Range M16 8FQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester
Whalley Road , Whalley Range M16 8AW
3out of 4 711 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manley Park Primary School
College Road , Whalley Range M16 0AA
4out of 4 712 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School
Adscombe Street , Alexandra Park M16 7AQ
4out of 4 923 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Seymour Park Community Primary School
Northumberland Road , Old Trafford M16 9QE
4out of 4 1,463 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road , Whalley Range M16 8GW
3out of 4 1,177 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
CHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West , Chorlton M21 7SX
- not rated 1,505 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chorlton High School
Nell Lane , Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SL
3out of 4 1,632 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane , Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SW
3out of 4 1,963 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Manchester Academy
Moss Lane East , Moss Side M14 4PX
2out of 4 2,005 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loreto College
Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB
- not rated 1,655 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trafford College Group
Talbot Road , Stretford M32 0XH
- not rated 2,499 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB
- not rated 2,729 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR
3out of 4 856 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's College
Alexandra Road South , Whalley Range M16 8HX
- not rated 499 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys
Hartley Hall , Alexandra Road South M16 8NH
- not rated 699 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
IncludEd
8 Alexandra Road South , Whalley Range M16 8ER
- not rated 1,313 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Vianney School
Rye Bank Road , Firswood M16 0EX
3out of 4 1,438 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Afifah School
86 Clifton Street , Old Trafford M16 9GN
- not rated 1,553 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.