St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 193 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, June 2025
Before that: Good (overall), November 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 25 June 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Brighton Girls GDSTIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file360 m
- Middle Street Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Brunswick Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Kings BrightonIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).