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
- 191 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.6% |
| Other White | 4.7% |
| Mixed | 5.2% |
| African | 5.8% |
| White British | 80.1% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| Other Black | 0.5% |
| Other | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingWell below average-3.8
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 65% |
| Local authority average | 60% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 0% |
| Local authority average | 7% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 105 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 24 8 16 |
| Year 1 | 22 14 8 |
| Year 2 | 21 7 14 |
| Year 3 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 32 14 18 |
| Year 6 | 31 16 15 |