St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 15 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
- 7.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
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%
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
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
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 |