St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 191 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.