St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in London. 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 26/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Howson Road, London

School Information

Address: Howson Road, London, SE4 2BB
Website: www.st-marymagdalens.lewisham.sch.uk
Telephone: 02086925055
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lewisham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Seymour
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100720

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 147
Number of Boys: 72
Number of Girls: 75

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -7.7 to -2.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1
Maths
Well Below Average: -6 Confidence interval -8.2 to -3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelwood Nursery School
Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ
4out of 4 362 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School
Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT
3out of 4 2,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH
4out of 4 2,923 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Clyde Nursery School.
Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH
4out of 4 3,079 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's Catholic Primary School
Howson Road , Brockley SE4 2BB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beecroft Garden Primary
Beecroft Road , SE4 2BS
3out of 4 272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Turnham Academy
Turnham Road , Brockley SE4 2HH
3out of 4 328 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
John Stainer Community Primary School
Mantle Road , Brockley SE4 2DY
4out of 4 638 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ivydale Primary School
Ivydale Road , Nunhead SE15 3BU
3out of 4 638 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prendergast School
Adelaide Avenue , Brockley SE4 1LE
4out of 4 899 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Pepys Road , SE14 5SF
3out of 4 1,149 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Homestall Road , SE22 0NR
4out of 4 1,309 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
The St Thomas the Apostle College
Hollydale Road , Nunhead SE15 2EB
4out of 4 1,991 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Addey and Stanhope School
472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ
3out of 4 2,027 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College
Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE
- not rated 2,722 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School
Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA
3out of 4 1,376 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN
3out of 4 1,736 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew Academy
St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX
2out of 4 2,936 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newlands Academy
Stuart Road , Peckham Rye SE15 3AZ
3out of 4 895 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Goldsmiths College, University of London
New Cross , SE14 6NW
- not rated 1,840 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLG Lewisham
1 Cornmill Lane , Elmira Street SE13 7FY
- not rated 1,861 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Dunstan's College
Stanstead Road , Catford SE6 4TY
- not rated 1,977 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust
62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT
- not rated 2,005 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.