St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding
High Street, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, CV13 6HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- INSPIRING PRIMARIES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Aly Steele
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 144112
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455212393
About this school
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is a Church of England primary academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 85% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| 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 Primary School, Stoke Golding has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding compares
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding ranked 24th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 217 | — |
| Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 15.2% | 92 | 1.5 miles |
| Hollycroft Primary School | — | 7% | 10.6% | 71 | 1.6 miles |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 17% | 602 | 1.9 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 25% | 480 | 1.9 miles |
| Milby Primary School | 60% | 4.3% | 17% | 422 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 4.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Hollycroft Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Battling Brook Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Richmond Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Milby Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding ranks 2nd of the 22 ranked primary schools in Nuneaton.
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Congerstone Primary School Primary
- Croft Junior School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Galley Common Infant School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding teach?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding?
- The headteacher of St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is Ms Aly Steele, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding full?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding has capacity for 210 pupils and 217 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding a faith school?
- Yes. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding part of an academy trust?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding is part of INSPIRING PRIMARIES ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding ranked 24th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's absence rate?
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding'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 10 July 2026.