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EnglandNorth WestSouth RibblePR1 9QQSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

Primary

South Ribble · Preston · PR1 9QQ www.st-marymagdalen.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
191
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
191
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
191
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-2pp
83%63%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
30%15%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
191
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9QQ
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
2024/2565%0%81%42%71%0%74%29%90%71%105.0103.0107.015%191
2023/2467%0%77%30%70%0%80%30%80%83%105.0106.0110.012%190
2022/2343%4%61%21%50%4%79%18%75%57%103.0104.0101.0-1.80-3.80+0.4013%197
2018/1983%20%83%50%87%30%97%43%90%90%108.0109.0109.0+2.00+0.50+2.7013%209
2017/1870%30%78%44%85%37%81%37%93%85%107.0107.0108.0+3.20+3.10+3.2017%205
2016/1775%18%82%39%79%25%86%50%89%79%107.0108.0107.0+2.20-0.30+2.0013%203

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
2024/2519117.915%16%15%4%5%
2023/2419020.812%15%12%4%8%
2022/2319720.813%6%12%4%7%
2021/2221223.47%5%14%5%11%
2020/2121124.59%4%14%
2018/1920922.013%4%14%3%
2017/1820523.117%5%17%3%2%
2016/1720322.613%3%14%2%2%

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