St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School

Primary · Trafford · M33 4GY · URN 106359

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-11-21Cohort 223Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 33

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 59 schools in Trafford

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
55%
Trafford 66.9%England 61%
11.9 percentage points below the area average of 66.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
15%
Trafford 12.7%England 8%
2.3 percentage points above the area average of 12.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Trafford 107.28England 105
1.3 below the area average of 107.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Trafford 106.45England 105
4.5 below the area average of 106.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Trafford 107.47England 105
3.5 below the area average of 107.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
30%
Trafford 39.3%England 32%
9.3 percentage points below the area average of 39.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
82%
Trafford 78.8%
3.2 percentage points above the area average of 78.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
79%
Trafford 74.2%
4.8 percentage points above the area average of 74.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
58%
Trafford 76.4%
18.4 percentage points below the area average of 76.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
33
Trafford 53
20.4 below the area average of 53.4
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Trafford	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	55% Trafford 66.9%England 61%	11.9 percentage points below the area average of 66.9	6 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	15% Trafford 12.7%England 8%	2.3 percentage points above the area average of 12.7	7 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Trafford 107.28England 105	1.3 below the area average of 107.3	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Trafford 106.45England 105	4.5 below the area average of 106.5	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Trafford 107.47England 105	3.5 below the area average of 107.5	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	30% Trafford 39.3%England 32%	9.3 percentage points below the area average of 39.3	2 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	82% Trafford 78.8%	3.2 percentage points above the area average of 78.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	79% Trafford 74.2%	4.8 percentage points above the area average of 74.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	58% Trafford 76.4%	18.4 percentage points below the area average of 76.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	33 Trafford 53	20.4 below the area average of 53.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Trafford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 35% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 34.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 30% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 15% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 55% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 82.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 21/11/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Margaret Ward Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Trafford, postcode M33 4GY (URN 106359).
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