St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 22 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
103989
Address
Stanway Road, B71 1RP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
238 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
44.1%
Girls
55.9%
First language not English
25.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.8%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 41.6%
Indian 26.9%
Mixed 14.6%
Caribbean 5.9%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other White 1.7%
African 1.7%
Pakistani 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.8
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
9
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
10
20
Year 4
31
12
19
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
32
14
18
Year 2023-2024

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