St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Richmond upon Thames
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Richmond upon Thames for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Worple Street, London, SW14 8HE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Richmond upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “St Mary Magdalen’s is a special place.”
- “Relationships are warm and nurturing.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are keen to learn.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of implementation.”
- “The school has rightly identified that more needs to be done to ensure that pupils develop the same depth of knowledge and understanding in all subjects.”
- “The work to strengthen implementation and improve assessment practice so that all teachers identify precisely what pupils know and can remember is underway, but not embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2023 to 2026, as Richmond upon Thames published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Richmond upon Thames.
- Thomson House School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- East Sheen Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barnes Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kew Riverside Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Osmund's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sheen Mount Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Darell Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published