St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
148993
Address
Wellfield Drive, BB12 0JD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
195 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.6%
Girls
54.4%
First language not English
7.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.3%
Mixed 2.5%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsWell below average-5.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 32%
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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
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 Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
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 classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
24
11
13
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
28
11
17
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
26
12
14
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
29
14
15
Year 2023-2024

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