St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Milton Keynes
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Milton Keynes City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Milton Keynes for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Mary Magdalene 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 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 72% was the 3rd highest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Milton Keynes that have results.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 67 of the 77 other Milton Keynes primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 42 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 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 Milton Keynes schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ardwell Lane, Greenleys, Milton Keynes, MK12 6AY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy and caring school.”
- “All pupils are well known to staff and feel valued.”
- “Pupils embrace the many opportunities available to them to be active and responsible citizens.”
To improve
- “However, learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is not as effective as it should be.”
- “Sometimes, these pupils do not receive the right level of support that meets their needs in the classroom.”
- “However, this ambition is not achieved consistently across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (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) | 72% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 42 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 Milton Keynes.
- Greenleys First School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenleys Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Wyvern School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairfields Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary and St Giles Church of England School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bushfield School 1.0 mi Good
- Russell Street School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Watling Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published