St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114541
- Address
- Spring Street, BN1 3EF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 191 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.7%
- Girls
- 40.3%
- First language not English
- 69.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
Other 25.1%
Other White 16.8%
White British 16.2%
African 15.7%
Mixed 11%
Indian 5.8%
Other Asian 5.2%
Chinese 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingWell below average-6.6
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 1507%
England average 0%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 139%
England average 0%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 95
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 87
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 10 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 12 9 |
| Year 1 | 21 12 9 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 24 11 13 |
| Year 4 | 26 18 8 |
| Year 5 | 24 20 4 |
| Year 6 | 26 15 11 |