St Margaret's CofE Primary School
The Mardens, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0AQ
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
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 Jillian Hine
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 126043
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
St Margaret's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Crawley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Margaret's CofE 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 | 62 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 57% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 68% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 72% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 68% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| 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 CofE 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 | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Margaret's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 21% | 423 | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | — | 5.3% | 19.3% | 423 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School | 85% | 4.8% | 13.6% | 422 | 0.4 miles |
| The Mill Primary Academy | 76% | 4.9% | 20.7% | 531 | 0.5 miles |
| West Green Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 27.4% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Langley Green Primary | 69% | 6% | 26% | 472 | 0.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
The Mill Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
West Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
-
Langley Green Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Crawley
Other schools in Crawley
- Broadfield Primary Academy Primary
- Brook Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Crawley Down Village CofE School Primary
- Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Primary
- Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Primary
- Forge Wood Primary School Primary
- Gossops Green Primary Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Langley Green Primary Primary
- Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Maidenbower Junior School Primary
- Milton Mount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Margaret's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Crawley.
- Has St Margaret's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Margaret's CofE 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 big is St Margaret's CofE Primary School?
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School had 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Margaret's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 61% 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 CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Margaret's CofE 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 31 October 2024.