St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 14 2024 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
119638
Address
Buller Avenue, Penwortham, PR1 9QQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
190 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
14.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.1%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.1%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 4.7%
African 3.7%
Indian 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingWell below average-3.8
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 43%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
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 Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
14
7
Year 1
20
8
12
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
29
14
15
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2023-2024

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