Penny's Lane, Margaretting, Ingatestone, Essex CM4 0HA
10 reasons to choose Margaretting Church of England Primary School
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Margaretting Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ingatestone and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Margaretting Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 6 members of Life Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Margaretting Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Margaretting Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 19% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Margaretting Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Maths is taught separately, but other subjects are coordinated within cross-curricular topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a biennial residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Margaretting Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Margaretting Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm though before and after school clubs can periodically extend the day from 8.00am to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Margaretting Church of England Primary School
Widford Lodge School (3.3 miles); St Cedd’s School (3.9 miles); St Anne’s School (4.1 miles).
Beehive Lane Community Primary School (3.9 miles); Stock Church of England Primary School (3.9 miles); St Peters Church of England Primary School, West Hanningfield (5.4 miles).
St John’s School, Billericay (6.1 miles); Brentwood School (6.7 miles); New Hall School (7.8 miles).
Moulsham High School (4.3 miles); King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (5 miles); Chelmsford County High School for Girls (5.1 miles).