St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School
Seaview Road, Morwenna Park, Bideford, EX39 1EL
This school is closed (it closed in September 2023).
It was replaced by St Margaret's Church of England Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Malyn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 113453
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bideford. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 19% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - |
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 (Aided) Junior 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 19% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 26.6% | 214 | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School | 46% | 6.9% | 23.4% | 184 | 0.0 miles |
| St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 17.8% | 110 | 0.1 miles |
| Appledore School | 79% | 4.3% | 17.2% | 244 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 16.3% | 397 | 1.3 miles |
| West Croft School | 38% | 6.5% | 42.8% | 417 | 2.1 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.6%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Appledore School1.0 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
West Croft School2.1 miles
Primary · Bideford
Other schools in Bideford
- Appledore School Primary
- Buckland Brewer Primary School Primary
- East-the-Water Community Primary School Primary
- Hartland Primary School Primary
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Monkleigh Primary School Primary
- Parkham Primary School Primary
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St Helen's Church of England School Primary
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- West Croft School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School teach?
- St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Bideford.
- Has St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior 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 big is St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School?
- St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School had 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 19% in 2023/24. 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 (Aided) Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior 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 30 September 2023.