St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
About the school
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy is an open secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 39.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Stoke-on-Trent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.30%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 33.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.60%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 54.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 69.90%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 28.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.94
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 3.38
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.91
AAB or better
- School
- 13.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1139
Girls
51.54%
Boys
48.46%
SEN support
12.20%
Education, health and care plan
3.07%
English as an additional language
33.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.64%
Overall absence
7.05
Persistent absence
18.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
204
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
54
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
56%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
19%