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St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School

Primary · Liverpool · L6 4BX

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 5 May 2023

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At a glance

441 pupils · 93% of 472 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
52.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
42.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://stmargaretsanfield.co.uk/
URN
134245

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 50 families named it first for 55 Reception places, 0.91 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

55 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

55 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 39 miles awayOutstanding81%
Mellers Primary SchoolNottingham · 80 miles awayGood73%
Crab Lane Primary SchoolManchester · 30 miles awayGood56%
Marriott Primary SchoolLeicester · 94 miles awayExpected standard34%
Ark Dickens Primary AcademyPortsmouth · 197 miles awayGood67%
Slade Primary SchoolBirmingham · 77 miles awayGood75%
John Donne Primary SchoolLondon · 181 miles awayGood65%
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolManchester · 28 miles awayGood48%
Bush Hill Park Primary SchoolEnfield · 173 miles awayGood51%
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester · 29 miles awayOutstanding71%
Rakegate Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 65 miles awayGood41%
Field View Primary SchoolBilston · 69 miles awayGood64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 31% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Black African 19% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 16% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.55 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Liverpool: 1.76 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 13% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

38.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,444; 21.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,543
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £239,150; in-year balance +£54,724

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications32%18.1%
In managerial or professional work14.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways30.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier21.2%62.3%
Social housing39.4%17.1%
Privately rented39.2%20.5%
Detached houses6.2%22.9%
Flats21.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10%21.1%
Households with no car or van62%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006540 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£125,000573 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£93,000–£170,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (24)£248,000
Semi-detached (95)£185,000
Terraced (412)£118,500
Flat (42)£74,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
55an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
12an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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