Queen Margaret Primary Academy
York Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Bennion
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 150684
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Telephone
- 01684292198
About this school
Queen Margaret Primary Academy is a primary academy in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Margaret Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Queen Margaret Primary School (URN 115560).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Queen Margaret Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Queen Margaret Primary Academy compares
Queen Margaret Primary Academy ranked 149th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.9% | 51.7% | 136 | — |
| The John Moore Primary School | 70% | 4% | 16.3% | 375 | 0.6 miles |
| Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 23.7% | 296 | 0.8 miles |
| Mitton Manor Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 192 | 1.3 miles |
| Tirlebrook Primary School | 40% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 193 | 1.3 miles |
| Tredington Community Primary School | 25% | 13.3% | 34.2% | 81 | 2.0 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)
- 51.7%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The John Moore Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Mitton Manor Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tirlebrook Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tredington Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
Other schools in Tewkesbury
Queen Margaret Primary Academy ranks 5th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Tewkesbury.
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary
- Twyning School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Margaret Primary Academy teach?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Margaret Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Queen Margaret Primary Academy is Mrs Sara Bennion, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Margaret Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Margaret Primary Academy, 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 Queen Margaret Primary Academy?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queen Margaret Primary Academy full?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 136 on roll (65%), 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 Queen Margaret Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Queen Margaret Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Queen Margaret Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queen Margaret Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queen Margaret Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Queen Margaret Primary Academy compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy ranked 149th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Margaret Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Margaret Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Margaret Primary Academy'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 3 July 2026.