St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Warrington

Overview

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Warrington, North West, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 3–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Church of England
School capacity: 476
Pupils on roll: 460
URN: 151981

Admissions

Local authority: Warrington
Academy trust or group: EMMANUEL DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMIES TRUST

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Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 56
Total preferences: 104
Offers made: 56

First preferences compared with offers

1 first preferences per offer

56 first preferences and 56 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	56	104	56
2025/26	57	111	58
2024/25	65	106	60
2023/24	50	107	58
2022/23	79	137	60

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

DfE has not published results for this school under its current identity.

Previous school performance

These results relate to a predecessor school that operated before the current establishment. They are not results for the school under its current identity.

St Margaret's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · 2024/25
Measure	School
Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard	66%
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard	7%

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 22 March 2023 · Published 18 May 2023
Outcome: School remains Good
This inspection relates to a predecessor school, St Margaret's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School. It is not a judgement about the school under its current identity.

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: School Road, Orford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 9AD
Local authority: Warrington
Area: Schools in Warrington

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