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St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

PrimaryAges 7–11AcademyChurch of England

Northam, EX39 1EL · Devon local authority

Northam’s School Grade D better than 15% of towns in England

Directions

Its letter

of England’s primaries have lower KS2 results

How full

184 pupils

77% of its 240 places

Free school meals

27%

27 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)

The gist

What stands out about St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

Its own letter, D−: Key Stage 2 results near the bottom of England’s primary schools (better than 3%)
34% meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 28 points below England’s schools
Ofsted: Requires improvement, March 2020 (shown, not graded)
Homes in its postcode sector (EX39 1) sold for a median £320,000; Northam’s is £322,500

Results

DfE · Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths 34%

Met the expected standard, DfE’s 3-year average 2023–2025 · higher than 3% of England’s 14,979 graded primaries · Devon avg 57%

Each subject, 2025

Met the expected standard; the mark is England’s schools · average scaled score: reading 103, maths 100 (100 = the expected standard)

Reading65%

England’s schools 77%

Writing (teacher assessed)61%

England’s schools 73%

Maths60%

England’s schools 75%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling47%

England’s schools 74%

Disadvantaged pupils, 2025

Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: the 10 disadvantaged pupils and the rest, beside England’s schools

Disadvantaged

30%England 48.5%

Not disadvantaged

49%England 69.4%

Reached the higher standard in all three0%

England’s schools 8% · Devon 7% · 2025

England’s figures are of its graded mainstream state schools, each school counted once; grammar schools are included, which is why the right-hand tail is long. Small cohorts are suppressed.

Northam and Devon, side by side

2023–2025

All 288 graded primaries in Devon. Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually score lower, so a school above the crowd for its free school meals is doing better than its intake predicts. Northam’s schools are coloured by their letter.

ABCDElsewhere in DevonSt Margaret's CofE Junior

Show as a table

School	Letter	Free school meals	KS2 expected standard
Lydford Primary School	A⁺	19%	100%
Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School	A⁺	13%	95%
Christow Primary School	A⁺	10%	90%
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy	A⁺	5%	88%
Shaldon Primary School	A⁺	14%	87%
Tedburn St Mary School	A⁺	8%	87%
West Hill Primary School	A⁺	3%	85%
Stowford School	A⁺	9%	85%
Upottery Primary School	A⁺	9%	84%
The Duchy School Bradninch	A⁺	17%	84%
The Grove School	A⁺	16%	83%
Stockland Church of England Primary Academy	A⁺	0%	83%
Appledore School	A	20%	82%
Ermington Primary School	A	6%	82%
Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School	A	37%	79%
Marldon Church of England Primary School	A	14%	78%
Broadclyst Community Primary School	A	13%	78%
Stokeinteignhead School	A	3%	77%
Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy	A	33%	77%
Bradworthy Primary Academy	A	23%	76%
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School	A	15%	76%
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School	A	50%	76%
Dartington Church of England Academy	A	20%	76%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	A⁻	25%	75%
Hemyock Primary School	A⁻	10%	75%
Stokenham Area Primary School	A⁻	5%	74%
Canada Hill Community Primary School	A⁻	9%	74%
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School	A⁻	7%	74%
Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary	A⁻	8%	74%
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School	A⁻	10%	74%
Cockwood Primary School	A⁻	23%	74%
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School	A⁻	13%	74%
Kingsacre Primary School	A⁻	9%	73%
Abbotskerswell Primary School	A⁻	11%	73%
Payhembury Church of England Primary School	A⁻	4%	73%
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School	A⁻	12%	73%
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy	A⁻	6%	73%
Dunsford Community Academy	A⁻	1%	73%
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy	A⁻	15%	73%
Halwill Community Primary School	A⁻	5%	72%
Modbury Primary School	A⁻	15%	72%
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School	A⁻	25%	72%
Landscove Church of England Primary School	A⁻	12%	72%
Ashleigh CofE Primary School	A⁻	36%	72%
Monkleigh Primary School	A⁻	9%	71%
Offwell Church of England Primary School	A⁻	10%	71%
Uplowman Church of England Primary School	A⁻	8%	71%
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School	A⁻	15%	71%
Ide Primary School	A⁻	10%	71%
Gulworthy Primary Academy	A⁻	6%	71%
Marwood School	A⁻	1%	71%
Southmead School	B⁺	19%	70%
Ilsington Church of England Primary School	B⁺	5%	70%
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School	B⁺	17%	70%
St Helens Church of England Academy	B⁺	12%	70%
Drake's Church of England Primary School	B⁺	32%	70%
Honiton Primary School	B⁺	36%	69%
Seaton Primary School	B⁺	12%	69%
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School	B⁺	11%	69%
Bishopsteignton School	B⁺	19%	69%
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School	B⁺	5%	69%
Sidbury Church of England Primary School	B⁺	20%	69%
Woodwater Academy	B⁺	28%	69%
Meavy Church of England Primary School	B⁺	7%	69%
Woodlands Park Primary School	B⁺	14%	69%
Exminster Community Primary	B⁺	13%	68%
Feniton Church of England Primary School	B⁺	14%	68%
Exwick Heights Primary School	B⁺	23%	68%
Newtown Primary School	B⁺	14%	68%
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School	B	14%	67%
Umberleigh Primary Academy	B	25%	67%
Beer Church of England Primary School	B	11%	67%
Broadhempston Village Primary School	B	14%	67%
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery	B	14%	67%
Bishops Tawton Primary School	B	7%	66%
Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School	B	19%	66%
Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School	B	9%	66%
Chagford Church of England Primary School	B	13%	66%
Kenn Church of England Primary School	B	19%	66%
St Andrew's Church of England Academy	B	7%	66%
Parracombe Church of England Primary School	B	32%	65%
Woodbury Church of England Primary School	B	11%	65%
Uffculme Primary School	B	17%	65%
Alphington Primary School	B	15%	65%
Kingsbridge Primary School	B	21%	65%
Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School	B⁻	13%	64%
Landscore Primary School	B⁻	20%	64%
Winkleigh Primary School	B⁻	20%	64%
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School	B⁻	12%	64%
Lynton Church of England Primary School	B⁻	10%	64%
Blackawton Primary School	B⁻	11%	64%
East Allington Primary School	B⁻	9%	64%
Wembury Primary School	B⁻	6%	64%
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School	B⁻	11%	64%
Landkey Community Primary Academy	B⁻	15%	64%
Bassetts Farm Primary School	B⁻	25%	63%
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School	B⁻	15%	63%
Rydon Primary School	B⁻	18%	63%
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School	B⁻	9%	63%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast	B⁻	31%	63%
Sidmouth Church of England Primary School	B⁻	25%	63%
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School	B⁻	40%	63%
Ipplepen Primary School	B⁻	16%	62%
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School	B⁻	25%	62%
St Michael's Church of England Primary School	B⁻	23%	62%
Teignmouth Primary School	B⁻	51%	62%
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy	B⁻	24%	62%
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy	B⁻	7%	62%
Cranbrook Education Campus	B⁻	26%	62%
Hawkchurch Church of England School	B⁻	43%	62%
Woolacombe School	B⁻	15%	62%
Sherford Vale School & Nursery	B⁻	30%	62%
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge	B⁻	23%	62%
Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School	B⁻	6%	62%
East-the-Water Community Primary School	B⁻	44%	61%
Hartland Primary School	B⁻	17%	61%
Hazeldown School	B⁻	17%	61%
Swimbridge Church of England Primary School	B⁻	15%	61%
Yealmpton Primary School	B⁻	13%	61%
Newport Community School Primary Academy	B⁻	22%	61%
Charleton Church of England Academy	B⁻	25%	61%
Exbourne Church of England Primary School	B⁻	20%	61%
Colyton Primary Academy	B⁻	23%	61%
Spreyton School	C⁺	24%	60%
Thorverton Church of England Primary School	C⁺	4%	60%
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School	C⁺	11%	60%
All Saints Church of England Primary School	C⁺	17%	60%
Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School	C⁺	7%	60%
Bolham Community Primary School	C⁺	5%	60%
St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School	C⁺	20%	60%
Stoke Hill Junior School	C⁺	20%	59%
Newton Poppleford Primary School	C⁺	17%	59%
Shebbear Community School	C⁺	22%	59%
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School	C⁺	22%	59%
Silverton Church of England Primary School	C⁺	13%	59%
Ashburton Primary School	C⁺	24%	59%
St Andrew's Primary School	C⁺	24%	59%
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy	C⁺	27%	59%
St David's CofE Primary School	C⁺	28%	59%
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery	C⁺	17%	59%
Holbeton Primary School	C⁺	14%	59%
Whipton Barton Junior School	C⁺	51%	59%
Hayward's Primary School	C⁺	22%	58%
Newton St Cyres Primary School	C⁺	10%	58%
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School	C⁺	21%	58%
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School	C⁺	37%	58%
Holywell Church of England School	C⁺	14%	58%
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy	C⁺	24%	58%
Ugborough Primary School	C⁺	7%	58%
Burlescombe Church of England Primary School	C⁺	23%	58%
Georgeham Church of England Primary School	C⁺	8%	58%
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School	C⁺	15%	58%
Culmstock Primary School	C	13%	57%
Orchard Vale Community School	C	26%	57%
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School	C	3%	57%
Tidcombe Primary School	C	17%	57%
St Thomas Primary School	C	24%	57%
West Alvington Church of England Academy	C	38%	57%
Combe Martin Primary School	C	35%	57%
St Mary's CofE Primary School	C	19%	57%
Montgomery Primary School	C	31%	56%
Lympstone Church of England Primary School	C	8%	56%
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School	C	17%	56%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School	C	20%	56%
The Topsham School	C	14%	56%
South Molton Community Primary School	C	31%	56%
Clyst St Mary Primary School	C	12%	55%
Sandford School	C	16%	55%
Willand School	C	18%	55%
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School	C	19%	55%
Wilcombe Primary School	C	45%	55%
Bowhill Primary School	C	16%	55%
Kenton Primary School	C	16%	55%
Shute Community Primary School	C	11%	54%
Whimple Primary School	C	6%	54%
Caen Community Primary School	C	12%	54%
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit	C	15%	54%
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School	C	32%	54%
Two Moors Primary School	C	27%	54%
Littletown Primary Academy	C	17%	54%
St John's Catholic Primary School	C	27%	54%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth	C	13%	54%
Gatehouse Primary Academy	C	31%	54%
Bampton Church of England Primary School	C	17%	54%
Whitchurch Community Primary School	C	20%	54%
West Down School	C	15%	54%
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School	C⁻	20%	53%
Westclyst Community Primary School	C⁻	19%	53%
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School	C⁻	9%	53%
Starcross Primary School	C⁻	24%	53%
North Molton Primary School	C⁻	27%	53%
Lifton Community Academy	C⁻	19%	53%
Webber's Church of England Primary School	C⁻	8%	53%
Ottery St Mary Primary School	C⁻	13%	52%
Loddiswell Primary School	C⁻	10%	52%
Decoy Primary School	C⁻	24%	52%
Blackpool Church of England Primary School	C⁻	8%	52%
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School	C⁻	15%	52%
St Peter's Church of England Junior School	C⁻	21%	52%
South Tawton Primary School	C⁻	14%	52%
Willowbank Primary School	C⁻	21%	52%
Dartmouth Academy	C⁻	26%	51%
Kingsteignton School	C⁻	13%	51%
Thomas Hall School	C⁻	34%	51%
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School	C⁻	13%	51%
Ladysmith Junior School	C⁻	20%	51%
Denbury Primary School	C⁻	6%	50%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple	C⁻	26%	50%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster	C⁻	12%	50%
Harbertonford Church of England Primary School	C⁻	17%	50%
Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School	C⁻	32%	50%
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School	C⁻	40%	49%
Buckfastleigh Primary School	C⁻	42%	49%
Brixington Primary Academy	C⁻	27%	49%
Bere Alston Primary Academy	C⁻	28%	49%
Parkham Primary School	C⁻	15%	48%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	C⁻	30%	48%
Yeo Valley Primary School	C⁻	56%	48%
Halberton Primary School	D	18%	47%
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School	D	23%	47%
Holsworthy Church of England Primary School	D	29%	47%
Chulmleigh Primary School	D	14%	47%
Boasley Cross Community Primary School	D	11%	47%
Princetown Community Primary School	D	55%	47%
Haytor View Community Primary School	D	43%	47%
Bridestowe Primary School	D	16%	46%
Fremington Primary School	D	19%	46%
Wynstream Primary School Academy	D	60%	46%
Bow Community Primary School	D	20%	45%
East Worlington Primary School	D	20%	45%
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School	D	22%	45%
Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School	D	20%	45%
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit	D	25%	44%
Castle Primary School	D	36%	44%
Brayford Academy	D	12%	44%
Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School	D	0%	44%
Dolton Church of England Academy	D	39%	44%
Ashwater Primary School	D	10%	43%
Moretonhampstead Primary School	D	10%	43%
Eden Park Academy	D	56%	43%
Kentisbury Primary School	D	16%	42%
Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School	D	19%	42%
South Brent Primary School	D	20%	42%
Hennock Community Primary School	D	13%	42%
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School	D	33%	41%
Westcliff Primary Academy	D	25%	41%
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit	D	30%	41%
Shirwell Community Primary School	D	24%	41%
South Molton United CofE Primary School	D	28%	41%
Copplestone Primary School	D	16%	40%
Kilmington Primary School	D	24%	40%
Hatherleigh Community Primary School	D	20%	40%
Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy	D	12%	40%
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School	D	11%	40%
Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School	D	10%	40%
St Catherine's CofE Primary School	D	36%	39%
Salcombe Church of England Primary School	D	16%	39%
Clawton Academy	D	32%	39%
Clyst Hydon Primary School	D⁻	25%	38%
Buckland Brewer Primary School	D⁻	29%	38%
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School	D⁻	34%	38%
Rackenford Church of England Primary School	D⁻	13%	38%
Stoke Gabriel Primary School	D⁻	13%	38%
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School	D⁻	9%	38%
Milton Abbot Primary School	D⁻	7%	38%
Heathcoat Primary School	D⁻	37%	37%
Cornwood Church of England Primary School	D⁻	26%	37%
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth	D⁻	24%	37%
Woolsery Primary School	D⁻	11%	36%
Filleigh Community Primary School	D⁻	20%	35%
Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School	D⁻	22%	35%
Axminster Community Primary Academy	D⁻	39%	35%
Musbury Primary School	D⁻	33%	35%
Otterton Church of England Primary School	D⁻	24%	35%
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School	D⁻	27%	34%
Exeter Road Community Primary School	D⁻	39%	30%
West Croft School	D⁻	43%	30%
Bishops Nympton Primary School	D⁻	14%	29%
The Erme Primary School	D⁻	18%	27%
Bradford Primary School	D⁻	28%	27%
Yeoford Community Primary School	D⁻	14%	25%
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery	D⁻	29%	24%
Plymtree Church of England Primary School	D⁻	30%	23%
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School	D⁻	35%	21%
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School	D⁻	43%	18%
Kings Nympton Community Primary School	D⁻	59%	13%
Highampton Community Primary School	D⁻	30%	11%
Branscombe Church of England Primary School	D⁻	33%	10%

Who goes here

DfE school census, January 2025

201 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.

SEN support

16.4%England 15.3%

EHC plan

3.5%England 3.6%

English as an additional language

4%England 18.8%

Free school meals in the last 6 years

23.4%England 26.2%

Girls and boys

Girls 49%Boys 51%

Its letter

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School’s letter

Its own results against England’s schools, not the town’s School Grade.

Primary: KS2 reading, writing and maths D⁻Better than 3% of 15,230 schools

How school letters are worked out

Each school’s measure is compared with every graded school in England of the same phase: for primaries, the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (DfE’s three-year average); for secondaries, Attainment 8 and the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths, each turned into a z-score against England’s schools and averaged. The letter comes from the share of those schools it beats, in the same bands as every grade on the site. The same method gives U.S. schools their letters, against their own state.

A⁺ 95+A 85–94A⁻ 75–84B⁺ 65–74B 55–64B⁻ 45–54C⁺ 35–44C 25–34C⁻ 15–24D 5–14D⁻ 0–4

Graded: England’s open mainstream state schools with published results (grammar schools included, which select by test). Not graded: special schools, alternative provision, nurseries, 16–19 colleges, UTCs and studio schools, Welsh schools. Ofsted plays no part.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Graded inspection: Requires improvement, March 2020.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in EX39 1, the school’s postcode sector

Northam property prices →

£320,000

median sale, 635 sales in 36 months · Northam £322,500

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

EX39 1Northam

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached

£420K

Semi-detached

£263K

Terraced

£265K

Flat

£168K

EX39 1Northam

Homes in EX39 1 sell for about the same as Northam’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Schools within 1.6 miles

3 state schools

ABCDNo letterPrimarySecondary / all-through

Location

Directions ↗

Northam, EX39 1EL

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School: common questions

Is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School a good school?

By its published results, well below average: its Key Stage 2 results are better than 3% of England’s primary schools (its letter is D−), with 34% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% for England’s schools. Ofsted: Requires improvement, March 2020.

What is St Margaret's Church of England Junior School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Requires improvement (March 2020).

How much do houses cost near St Margaret's Church of England Junior School?

Homes in its postcode sector, EX39 1, sold for a median £320,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (635 sales).

Official recordDfE register (GIAS) ↗DfE performance tables ↗Ofsted reports ↗School website ↗URN 150075

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

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