The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern
Voluntary controlled primary school in Alford (Lincolnshire).
KS2 RWM expected
88%
▲ 26pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
88%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
100%
▲ 26pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
88%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.9
▼ 6.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
36.0%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
107%
75 / 70 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 18-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Lincolnshire (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 9 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Lincolnshire has 397 schools on the register, including 149 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, which includes foundation governors appointed by the charity or religious body, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.