St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026

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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.

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 28% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The 2024/25 figure of 84% was the 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Richmond upon Thames that have results.
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 23 of the 39 other Richmond upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Richmond upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Worple Street, London, SW14 8HE
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
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.

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