St Margaret's Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Torquay, Torbay
St Margaret's Academy is a primary school in Torquay, Torbay for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 June 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Barewell Road, Torquay, TQ1 4PA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Torbay
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 June 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s values of kindness, respect, responsibility and aspiration are central to how pupils behave and learn at St Margaret’s Academy.”
- “Pupils value the strong and nurturing relationships that exist between staff and pupils.”
- “The vast majority of pupils uphold the high expectations that staff have of them.”
To improve
- “Despite leaders ensuring that many areas of the curriculum are well embedded and secure, there remain some areas where consistency and expectations are not as high.”
- “Where this happens, pupils’ attitudes towards learning are not as strong, and consequently they do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, there is a small minority of pupils who cause some concern for their peers when they are finding their time in school tricky.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 August 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Torbay.
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 0.1 mi Good
- Homelands Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 0.3 mi Good
- Upton St James CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy 0.7 mi Good
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Lift Barton Hill 0.8 mi Good
- Torre Church of England Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade