St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 106359
- Address
- Cherry Lane, M33 4GY
- Website
- www.smwprimary.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 240 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 33.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 53.3%
Mixed 12.5%
Chinese 11.7%
African 10%
Other White 2.9%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Irish 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-1.9
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 70%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 3 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 11 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 2 | 27 16 11 |
| Year 3 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 4 | 33 16 17 |
| Year 5 | 33 16 17 |
| Year 6 | 33 13 20 |