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Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Warwickshire

Brookside, Coventry, CV8 3HH

Website 02476542212

50

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 25/04/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

5.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

207

Capacity used

Nearly full

99%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

27

Places offered

70

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference240● 0%
3rd preference142● 14%
Later preferences (4th–6th)70● 0%
Total702739%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
88%
2022
88%
2023
97%
2024
100%
2025

Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Michelle Clemons
Address
Brookside, Main Street, Coventry, CV8 3HH
Phone
02476542212
Local authority
Warwickshire
Ward / constituency
Wolston and the Lawfords · Rugby
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
125676

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support12%——
52% boys (107)48% girls (100)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

207 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    25 April 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 175 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
20%
21/22
12%
22/23
13%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths50%——
Higher standard14%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard67%
+5% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard73%
-2% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard67%
-5% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard70%
-4% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard70%
-12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

862019422023502024672025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)67%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Warwickshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.