St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. 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 08/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

Check St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School location rating (nearby schools, safety, property prices, sport facilities etc.
Buller Avenue, Preston

School Information

Address: Buller Avenue, Preston, PR1 9QQ
Website: www.st-marymagdalen.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772742351
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Diane Gallagher
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119638

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.2
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU
3out of 4 1,924 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
Buller Avenue , Penwortham PR1 9QQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Hill Road South , Penwortham PR1 9YE
3out of 4 497 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's CofE School
South Meadow Lane , PR1 8JN
3out of 4 994 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsfold Primary School
Martinfield Road , Penwortham PR1 9HJ
3out of 4 1,101 yd Community school - Mixed More About School
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 9AE
4out of 4 1,360 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR
4out of 4 1,377 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 1,733 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
All Hallows Catholic High School
Crabtree Avenue , Penwortham PR1 0LN
4out of 4 2,336 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE
2out of 4 2,425 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR
3out of 4 2,588 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 2,158 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
2 Bairstow Street , PR1 3TN
- not rated 1,583 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School
Far Croft , Lostock Hall PR5 5SS
3out of 4 1,875 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE
- not rated 2,093 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ
- not rated 2,331 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ
- not rated 2,403 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.