St Margaret's Primary Academy

About St Margaret's Primary Academy

Parents considering St Margaret’s Primary Academy will find a school that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 64 applications for just 45 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.42, meaning nearly one and a half families applied for every spot. All 45 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it first, the school is a realistic choice. While the school does not publish a parent-view survey score, the combination of high demand and strong Ofsted outcomes points to a positive local reputation. The school has a nursery provision, so families can start their children here from age three, and it serves a mixed community: 49.9 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, indicating a genuinely inclusive intake.

Academically, St Margaret’s delivers solid results. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is comfortably above the Suffolk local authority average of 58 per cent. The school’s average scores in reading and maths both sit at 104, exactly in line with the national average. At the higher standard, 33 per cent of pupils achieved greater depth in reading, and 19 per cent did so in maths, though writing at the higher level was lower at 7 per cent. In the East Suffolk local authority ranking, the school places 24th out of 72 primary schools, placing it in the top third. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated the school Good overall, with Outstanding marks for personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management — a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2018.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, netball, rounders and athletics, and there are clubs for coding, chess, choir, drama and film. For children with additional needs, St Margaret’s has a broad SEND offer covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is Woods Loke Primary School, 1.6 km away, so St Margaret’s is a strong local option for families who want a Good school with clear strengths in behaviour and personal development, and who value a diverse, community-focused setting in East Suffolk.

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