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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR7 7BJSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

Primary

County Durham · SEAHAM · SR7 7BJ http://www.st-marymagdalens.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
306
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
306
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2017

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

Overview of St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
-3pp
79%68%57%
'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
14%
-2pp
16%12%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
306
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Dene House Road, SEAHAM, SR7 7BJ
Local authority
County Durham
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
2024/2576%14%81%51%81%27%92%30%84%86%108.0106.0108.011%306
2023/2479%16%81%40%81%19%86%28%86%86%106.0106.0109.011%307
2022/2357%7%79%33%71%17%81%7%79%81%107.0104.0106.0+1.30-0.60-0.6010%304

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
2024/2530623.211%1%15%3%6%
2023/2430725.211%1%14%4%7%
2022/2330424.910%2%14%4%7%

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