St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Spring Street, Brighton

School Information

Address: Spring Street, Brighton, BN1 3EF
Website: www.stmarymags.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/
Telephone: 01273327533
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Andie Wilson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114541

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 195
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.5 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 1,421 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 1,682 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Spring Street , BN1 3EF
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Road , BN1 3LP
3out of 4 380 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Middle Street Primary School
37 Middle Street , Middle Street Primary School BN1 1AL
3out of 4 673 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick Primary School
Somerhill Road , BN3 1RP
3out of 4 909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Ann Street , BN1 4GP
3out of 4 1,126 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 1,590 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 2,934 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 3,018 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 3,200 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 1,104 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 3,256 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Girls GDST
Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT
- not rated 398 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Kings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road , BN1 4SB
- not rated 1,282 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Montessori Place
45 Cromwell Road , BN3 3ER
- not rated 1,421 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 1,435 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 1,905 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.