St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Seaview Road, Bideford, EX39 1EL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 10/03/2020
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
93.2%
17.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
184
Capacity used
Has space77%
240 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Denise Boyne
- Address
- Seaview Road, Morwenna Park, Bideford, EX39 1EL
- Phone
- 01237473569
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Appledore · Torridge and Tavistock
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150075
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
184 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
10 March 2020
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 208 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 46% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 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 Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.