Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School

About Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School

Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School sits slightly below the Warwickshire local authority average for its key stage 2 headline measure. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 62%, Wolston St Margaret's achieves 50%. That places it 122nd out of 196 primary schools in the county, putting it in the bottom half of local schools. The school's ranking within Rugby borough is 17th out of 28, which again reflects a position below the middle of the pack. However, the picture isn't uniformly lower than average. In reading, 69% of pupils met the expected standard, and the average scaled score of 104 is solid. Maths tells a similar story, with a 103 average score and 59% reaching the expected level. So while the combined headline figure lags behind the LA norm, individual subject results are closer to the local benchmark.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2023, rated it Good across all five categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is a consistent improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013, which also rated the school Good overall but only provided separate ratings for leadership and management. The inspection report noted that the school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections. In terms of exam outcomes, 14% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is a modest figure. Individual higher-standard percentages were 24% in reading, 21% in maths, and 21% in writing. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it's not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points.

Wolston St Margaret's is a Church of England primary school for children aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 233 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it is oversubscribed. For the 2025/26 intake, there were 70 applications for 27 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.59, and all 25 first-preference applicants received offers. The school serves a relatively affluent area, with just 10.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a sensory room, forest school area, chapel, art studios, and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers rounders, athletics, football, netball and cricket, while clubs include coding, chess and science club. The school's SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families seeking a faith-based primary with strong community ties, though the academic outcomes are more in line with the lower end of the LA average.

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