# St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148993. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 191
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 148993

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellfield-methodist-and-anglican-church-school-e119492): 10 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whittlefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittlefield-primary-school-e119262): 600 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley Ightenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-ightenhill-primary-school-e119264): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Heights Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-burnley-e145918): 900 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), February 2024
- [Ightenhill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ightenhill-nursery-school-e119071): 930 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, April 2024
- [Burnley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-college-e130735): 980 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148993)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148993)

## How to cite

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