St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

Primary · Torbay · TQ5 0EE · URN 140768

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-06-13Cohort 56Roman 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 14

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 32 schools in Torbay

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
29%
Torbay 57.7%England 61%
28.7 percentage points below the area average of 57.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Torbay 7.8%England 8%
7.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Torbay 105.13England 105
2.1 below the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
98
Torbay 104.2England 105
6.2 below the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Torbay 103.87England 105
0.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
21%
Torbay 22.8%England 32%
1.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
57%
Torbay 71.8%
14.8 percentage points below the area average of 71.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Torbay 68.6%
2.4 percentage points above the area average of 68.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
36%
Torbay 69.5%
33.5 percentage points below the area average of 69.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
14
Torbay 46
32.4 below the area average of 46.4
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Torbay	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	29% Torbay 57.7%England 61%	28.7 percentage points below the area average of 57.7	32 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Torbay 7.8%England 8%	7.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Torbay 105.13England 105	2.1 below the area average of 105.1	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	98 Torbay 104.2England 105	6.2 below the area average of 104.2	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Torbay 103.87England 105	0.9 below the area average of 103.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	21% Torbay 22.8%England 32%	1.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8	11 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	57% Torbay 71.8%	14.8 percentage points below the area average of 71.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Torbay 68.6%	2.4 percentage points above the area average of 68.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	36% Torbay 69.5%	33.5 percentage points below the area average of 69.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	14 Torbay 46	32.4 below the area average of 46.4	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

Torbay · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.7 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: 0% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 50% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 8.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 21% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 29% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. 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 Clitherow Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 13/06/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Torbay, postcode TQ5 0EE (URN 140768).
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