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St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

URN
140768
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
URN
140768
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

44 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

31

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
24 July 2023
Inspection date
13 June 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

12

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.71×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Torbay
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Torbay)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.margaret-clitherow-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

57.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

36.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

29.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TQ5 0EE - Polhearne Way, Brixham, Devon

Contact details

Address
Polhearne Way, Brixham, Devon
Postcode
TQ5 0EE
Phone
1803851647
Website
www.margaret-clitherow-primary.torbay.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Torbay
Local authority code
880

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 110 schools in Torbay.

Authority statistics

Total schools

110

Open schools

47

Closed schools

63

Primary schools

65

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 July 202313 June 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 24 July 2023
    • Good

      Published
      24 July 2023
      Inspected
      13 June 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    58.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 7

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    15

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary65 (59.1%)
    • Secondary15 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other30 (27.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Eden Park Junior School235 mPrimaryClosed
    Eden Park Primary School235 mPrimaryClosed
    Eden Park Primary & Nursery School235 mPrimaryOpen
    Eden Park Infants' and Nursery School368 mPrimaryClosed
    Chestnut Primary School945 mPrimaryClosed
    Brixham Church of England Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Brixham Church of England Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Furzeham Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Furzeham Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Eden Park Junior School
      Distance
      235 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Eden Park Primary School
      Distance
      235 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
      Distance
      235 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Torbay)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryTQ1 3RNClosed
    All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryTQ1 3RNOpen
    Barton Infant and Nursery School and Speech UnitPrimaryTQ2 8JAClosed
    Barton Junior SchoolPrimaryTQ2 8JAClosed
    Barton Primary SchoolPrimaryTQ2 8JAClosed
    • All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TQ1 3RN
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TQ1 3RN
      Status
      Open
    • Barton Infant and Nursery School and Speech Unit
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TQ2 8JA
      Status
      Closed
    • Barton Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TQ2 8JA
      Status
      Closed
    Eden Park Infants' and Nursery School
    Distance
    368 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Chestnut Primary School
    Distance
    945 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Brixham Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Brixham Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Furzeham Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Furzeham Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Barton Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TQ2 8JA
    Status
    Closed