Magdalen Academy | Primary in King's Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Ofsted & DfE

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

17%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio10.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Magdalen Academy · Primary · Norfolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

17%

0pp

33%25%17%

'19'24'25

'25 · 17%

RWM higher standard

0pp

0%0%0%

'19'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

33%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

17%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

17%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

10.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Park Crescent, Magdalen, King's Lynn, PE34 3BU

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

https://www.magdalenacademy.co.uk/

Telephone

01553810326

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	17%	0%	33%	17%	17%	0%	67%	17%	100%	50%	100.0	104.0	100.0	—	—	—	23%	47
2023/24	17%	0%	33%	0%	50%	0%	17%	0%	83%	33%	96.0	93.0	99.0	—	—	—	22%	45
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	17%	46
2018/19	33%	0%	83%	17%	50%	0%	67%	0%	67%	67%	102.0	100.0	101.0	-1.50	-4.20	-3.60	28%	54

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	47	11.6	23%	6%	15%	6%	9%
2023/24	45	15.0	22%	7%	18%	6%	12%
2022/23	46	16.7	17%	11%	30%	5%	5%
2021/22	53	16.5	30%	15%	24%	4%	—
2020/21	64	37.0	27%	8%	23%	—	—
2018/19	54	18.0	28%	4%	20%	4%	—