St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
143453
Address
London Road, Bowers Gifford, SS13 2DU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
192 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
14.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.8%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63%
African 14.6%
Gypsy/Roma 6.3%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 3.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Irish Traveller 1.6%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
9
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
2
2
Reception, Full-time
23
9
14
Year 1
21
9
12
Year 2
22
10
12
Year 3
25
16
9
Year 4
28
19
9
Year 5
25
12
13
Year 6
27
13
14
Year 2024-2025

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