St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.898 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Mary Magdalene CofE 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 | 0.898 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last place offered went to a child living 0.898 miles away, the 51st shortest of 256 Nottinghamshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2021 to 2022.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 27 offers; 26 went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Springwood View Close, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2HR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at this friendly, welcoming and nurturing Church of England school.”
- “They model the school's values of 'courage, love, honesty, respect and forgiveness'.”
- “Pupils feel a real sense of belonging here and are kind and accepting of one another.”
To improve
- “However, pupils' achievement at the end of Year 6 is below age-related expectations in reading and mathematics.”
- “This means that some pupils are not as well prepared for their next stages as they need to be.”
- “However, published outcomes at the end of Year 6 do not reflect leaders' recent strategic work which has impacted positively on teaching and learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2026 (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) | 47% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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 Nottinghamshire.
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodland View Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Croft Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Glade Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
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