Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Off Main Street, Blackfordby, Swadlincote, DE11 8AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ashley Izzard-Snape
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Sponsor
- Rise Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 145084
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283217702
About this school
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 86 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 60% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 60% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 80% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 107.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Blackfordby 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School compares
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranked 198th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 7% | 23% | 86 | — |
| Moira Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 184 | 0.8 miles |
| Three Trees Infant Academy | — | 6.4% | 46.3% | 202 | 1.0 miles |
| Three Trees CofE Junior Academy | 49% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 306 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashby Hastings Primary School | — | 4.4% | 9.2% | 149 | 1.3 miles |
| Ashby Hill Top Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 308 | 1.6 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 25 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 24.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moira Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Three Trees Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Ashby Hastings Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
-
Ashby Hill Top Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Other schools in Swadlincote
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranks 20th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is Mr Ashley Izzard-Snape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, 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 Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School full?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 86 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blackfordby 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 44% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School ranked 198th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackfordby 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 15 July 2026.