St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Mary Magdalen 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers (0.9 first choices per offer), the 5th lowest of 41 Brighton and Hove primary schools.
- 37.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Spring Street, Brighton, BN1 3EF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel at home in this school, which serves as a safe and comforting place for them to learn.”
- “Staff greet them enthusiastically each morning at the gate.”
- “Pupils’ days begin calmly with independent reading sessions where staff check in on their well-being.”
To improve
- “The percentage of pupils passing the phonics screening check in Year 1 is typically below the national average.”
- “Here, the school is developing a way of checking, long term, what pupils understand and remember.”
- “As a result, gaps in pupils’ learning are not always precisely identified and some pupils may not learn as deeply as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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) | 61% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 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 Brighton and Hove.
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middle Street Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brunswick Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Carlton Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanford Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Downs Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published