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St Margaret's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School

School Road, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9AD

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 November 2025 and continues as St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (URN 151981) (opened 1 December 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
76.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
64.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
463
Boys
232 (50%)
Girls
231 (50%)
Capacity
420 (110% full)
SEND
14.5%
FSM Eligible
32.9%
EAL
13.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
13.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,472/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.2%
  • White Other: 5.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.6%
  • Black African: 1.7%
  • Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.1%
  • White Irish: 0.2%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%

86.2%

White British

5.6%

White Other

2.6%

Asian Chinese

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

School Road

Warrington, North West

Administrative

URN
131349
UKPRN
10079321
Establishment No.
3304

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