St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Heys Lane, Heywood, OL10 3RD
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole McShane
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 105815
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Heywood. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 43% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 57% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Margaret's Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.7% | 48.3% | 205 | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Woodland Community Primary School | 54% | 6% | 49.6% | 564 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 48% | 6.8% | 48.2% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy | 66% | 5% | 22.6% | 373 | 0.7 miles |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary School | — | 4.8% | 27.4% | 170 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.31%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 14.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Woodland Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Heap Bridge Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Heywood
- All Souls Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwood Park Primary School Primary
- Hopwood Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Primary
- Woodland Community Primary School Primary
- Edgar Wood Academy Secondary
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Secondary
- Newhouse Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Heywood.
- Has St Margaret's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Margaret's Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School had 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.