St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Heywood
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Heywood, part of The Bishop Fraser Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rochdale (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School in detail
Results
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105815), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Across Rochdale, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Rochdale lodged 121 appeals against primary school offers; 87 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (4.6% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School are Woodland Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 63% maths); Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 55% maths); St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, 75% reading, 81% maths); and Heap Bridge Village Primary School (0.9 miles).
Woodland Community Primary SchoolOur Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyHeap Bridge Village Primary School
The trust
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Bishop Fraser Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Heywood (East Lancashire Railway), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lochawe Close (near), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School are Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (0.7 miles), Newhouse Academy (1.1 miles) and Hazel Wood High School (1.4 miles).
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeNewhouse AcademyHazel Wood High School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (URN 105815), it was rated Good in March 2024.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105815). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 63% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 57% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Term dates
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rochdale's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is in Rochdale; for families living there:
- Rochdale's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy
- How to apply: Apply for school travel expenses
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105815). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 24 | 84 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 | 76 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 39 | 89 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 30 | 44 | 87 | 1.5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 30 | 35 | 82 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 30 | 35 | 89 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 30 | 27 | 66 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 30 | 31 | 65 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 30 | 39 | 73 | 1.3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 30 | 39 | 64 | 1.3 | 14 |
| 2014 | 29 | 36 | 54 | 1.2 | 8 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Heywood
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Heywood
Across Rochdale council
Places available
3,242
Applications
2,831
Got 1st preference
89.2%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Rochdale council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105815). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.7%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Are there exam results for St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105815), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (URN 105815), it was rated Good in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Rochdale allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming St Margaret's Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Margaret's Church of England Primary School?
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is at Heys Lane, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 3RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)