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EnglandNorth WestBurnleyBB12 0JDSt Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary

Burnley · Burnley · BB12 0JD http://www.st-marymagdalenesrc.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
195
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
195
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
195
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
69%
+16pp
69%51%32%
'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
14%
+11pp
14%9%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
195
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Wellfield Drive, Burnley, BB12 0JD
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%14%79%24%72%24%86%17%79%72%106.0106.0104.030%195
2023/2453%3%73%20%67%10%63%13%70%70%106.0104.0106.026%195
2022/2332%4%79%14%57%14%36%4%71%50%104.098.0102.0-0.80-0.90-5.5024%205

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519524.430%13%19%4%7%
2023/2419519.526%8%20%6%10%
2022/2320524%10%20%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.