St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Preston, Lancashire
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9QQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 175 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending this happy school.”
- “Children in the early years are supported well to settle quickly when they join the school.”
- “Pupils appreciate the caring relationships that they forge with staff and with each other.”
To improve
- “However, many of these changes are at an early stage of development and are not fully implemented.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should across the curriculum.”
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum content, and the order in which it should be taught, has not been finalised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 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) | 65% | 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, 16 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.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Stephen's CofE School 0.6 mi Good
- Kingsfold Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 0.8 mi Good
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Frenchwood Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Whitefield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good