St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
Primary schoolSt Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School is a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 8 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- Ellison Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- The Orme AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)490 m
- Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024610 m
- May Bank Infants' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023610 m
- Merryfields SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, May 2025780 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).