St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Heywood · OL10 3RD
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 5 March 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- URN
- 152264
In figures
Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.359 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. Ofsted last graded it Good on 5 March 2024, under the framework used before November 2025.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.359 miles for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.359 miles
measured by shortest walking route.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 20.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 23.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 22% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 23.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 57.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 22.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 19.6% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 4.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 18.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 28.8% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005512 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £180,000339 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £150,000–£225,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters 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
- 3an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 12an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 4an 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
Nearby schools
- Woodland Community Primary School
- Oak Haven School
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
- Heywood Academy
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School
- Harwood Park Primary School