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St Margaret's Academy

State school · Torquay, TQ1 4PA
  • Primary/prep
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 4-11
  • 398 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
398 ·
Local authority
Torbay Council
Area guides

Headteacher

Head

Mr Nicola O'Dwyer

Entrance

We do not have admissions information for this school. Please contact the school or your local authority for more details on how to apply.

Exit

Entry and exit data - year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

The Spires College 39 %
Torquay Academy 28 %
St Cuthbert Mayne School 19 %
Torquay Boys' Grammar School 7 %
OtherUnkn 6 %
Where the number of students is less than 10 or the school a student attended before or after this school is not known.
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Latest results

Results data - % of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
58%
LA avg.
60%
Eng. avg.
61%
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% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

Teaching & learning

21
Number of teachers
21:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

4.6 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
9 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

398
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good

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Contact the school

Address

Barewell Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 4PA
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Telephone: 01803 327090

Email: admin@st-margarets.torbay.sch.uk

Website: http://www.stmargaretstorbay.org.uk

Local authority: Torbay Council

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School data & information St Margaret's Academy Barewell Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4PA
398 Pupil numbers
26.9 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
6 % Pupils whose first language is not English
21:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
21 Number of teachers
18 Number of teaching assistants

% of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
58%
LA avg.
60%
Eng. avg.
61%

% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
3%
LA avg.
8%
Eng. avg.
8%

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard

Pupils are achieving at a higher standard if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at a greater depth within the expected standard’ in writing. The DfE set this standard for the first time in 2016 to provide information about pupils across England achieving in the top 5%.

Progress score in reading (2023)

-1.1 Score Average
≈ 67% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in writing (2023)

-0.6 Score Average
≈ 67% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in maths (2023)

-0.3 Score Average
≈ 59% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Average score in reading (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
105
LA avg.
105
Eng. avg.
105

Average score in reading

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 reading test. This score is known as the reading ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Average score in maths (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
102
LA avg.
104
Eng. avg.
104

Average score in maths

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 maths test. This score is known as the maths ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Entry and exit data

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Year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

SEN overview

St Margaret's Academy is a mainstream school with a SEN unit. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

SEN statement

Provided by the school and not part of our review

St Margaret's School includes the specialist Torbay provision for hearing impaired children. The Hearing Support Centre is fully equipped and staffed to work with up to ten hearing impaired and deaf children in the on-site Thistledown Nursery, and KS1 and KS2, and also provides outreach teaching and advice for children in other Torquay schools. The bright and cheerful centre is run by a qualified Teacher of the Deaf, and supported by an expert team of Teaching Assistants, who work alongside the children's class teachers to provide an inclusive curriculum and school experience for all the children. A Soundfield system is installed throughout the school to benefit the listening and speaking environment for both deaf and hearing children and teachers.

The HSC staff has developed a high level both of speech development and sign language skills in order to meet the varying needs of the children. Their educational requirements are carefully assessed so that the appropriate balance of classroom work and small group or 1:1 in the HSC is achieved. Lessons in the HSC may be with their hearing peers too, who would also benefit from individualised learning programmes and working in small groups. Parents are always welcome to visit the HSC and there is a weekly parents' afternoon which is an opportunity to meet with other parents of hearing impaired children, and to learn communication skills, such as sign language, and strategies for reading, if wished.

The HSC is registered to teach British Sign Language for all ages and both exam and non-exam courses are on-going. Further information is included on the St Margaret's School website.

4.6 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 3%
9 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 14.1%

SEN conditons supported

Schools report the conditions they might be able to support. Please note, this may not be a complete list. Find out more.

Conditions (Might cover/be referred to as) Provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Social skills
HI - Hearing Impairment Yes
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty Learning needs
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Anxiety, Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication Selective mutism
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty Complex needs
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Auditory processing, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting
VI - Visual Impairment Special facilities for Visually Impaired

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good
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