St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Newcastle (Staffordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
69%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
84%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
82%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.7
▲ 4.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
7.7%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
93%
222 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first49 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| Ellison Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| The Orme AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 768 | Good, 2024 |
| Merryfields SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.4 mi | Special | 118 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| Oaklands Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.4 mi | Nursery | 37 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013) |
| May Bank Infants' SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| Kaleidoscope SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Hempstalls Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 501 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Lyme Brook Independent SchoolOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 6 | - |
| Demetae AcademyOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 50 | - |
| Sun Academy BradwellAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018) |
| Etruscan Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 443 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Bursley AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 400 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St John Fisher Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,075 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Churchfields Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 391 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupFurther education | 1.3 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Peter's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 238 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 868 | - |
| Phoenix Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 32 | - |
| The RegistryOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 13 | - |
| Harpfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Saint Nathaniel's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 474 | Good, 2024 |
| Hassell Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 444 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.4 mi | Special | - | - |
| Forest Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 155 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral unit | 1.5 mi | Alternative provision | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,300 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| North Road AcademyOther independent special | 1.5 mi | Special | 116 | - |
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 360 | Good, 2023 |
| Chesterton Community Sports CollegeAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 915 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 2, Needs attention in 1 |
| Alpha Learning StaffordshireOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 25 | - |
| Blackfriars AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 121 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Emerge SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 168 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Snowhill SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 54 | - |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 449 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Edison Pace SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| The NestOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 24 | - |
| Stoke-on-Trent CollegeFurther education | 1.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Moorpark Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school) |
| The Valiant SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 15 | - |
| Sneyd AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 497 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Crackley Bank Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
| Co-op Academy FriarswoodAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 214 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Jackfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 234 | Good, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Overall deprivation9
Income9
Employment9
Education and skills7
Health5
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment4
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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