Primary school in Warrington
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
School Road, Orford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 9AD
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 22 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- Places
- 476
- How full
- Nearly full — 460 of 476 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 251 / 209
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Warrington 008A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 14%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EMMANUEL DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: C Metcalfe
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Ward
- Orford
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- URN
- 151981
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 26% | 0.3 mi |
| Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.5 mi |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.5 mi |
| Brook Acre Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| Beamont Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 78% | 0.6 mi |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.6 mi |
| Oakwood Avenue Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 57% | 0.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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