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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
The Mardens, Ifield, Crawley RH11 0AQ · st-margaretsifield.w-sussex.sch.uk · 01293 521077
On the mapSearch near RH11 0AQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 423
- 3 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 22%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126043)
Ofsted
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126043)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126043), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126043)
Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126043)
Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126043)