# St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 175 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119638. [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 175
- Council: South Ribble
- URN: 119638

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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, 65% of pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 65% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 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

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

- [Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-middleforth-church-of-england-primary-school-e119382): 460 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Stephen's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-school-e119358): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingsfold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsfold-primary-school-e119278): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cop-lane-church-of-england-primary-school-penwortham-e119363): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Penwortham Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-girls-high-school-e119765): 1.3 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-broad-oak-primary-school-e119337): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/119638)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119638)

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