# St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 308 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149165. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 308
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 149165

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 12 March 2025
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, 76% of pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 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.

- [Seaham Trinity Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaham-trinity-primary-school-e134657): 560 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ropery Walk Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ropery-walk-primary-school-e113993): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Seaham Harbour Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaham-harbour-nursery-school-e113975): 1.2 km. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2024
- [Seaview Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaview-primary-school-e129823): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Seaham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaham-high-school-e147711): 1.5 km. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [New Seaham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-seaham-academy-e138826): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 94% 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/149165)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149165)

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