Voluntary aided school · Sandwell

St Margaret's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
103995URN

Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

70 applications for 30 places · 26th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Sandwell median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

70 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	70	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2025	27	58	2.2	25	0.93
Sep 2024	30	63	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2023	29	68	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2022	26	58	2.2	20	0.77
Sep 2021	30	90	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2020	30	73	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2019	29	61	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2018	29	76	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2015	28	72	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2014	30	89	3.0	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 59% · Maths 72% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%75th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	10%	106	105
2023/24	67%	7%	104	105
2022/23	70%	13%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place
Whitecrest Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

2026

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Grove Vale Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Park Hall Junior Academy
1.8 km · Walsall

2026

68%met the SATs standard
Park Hall Infant Academy
1.8 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre
2.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ferndale Primary School
2.1 km · Sandwell

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103995 · 333/3307
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7AP
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources