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St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Sarah Clayton

location_onBrighton, BN1 3EF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

192

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 191 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #12 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #6,138 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are 2 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 55%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing78% LA 67%

Maths70% LA 66%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing27% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.5

-2.0 to 3.3

-6.6

Write

LA -0.7

-9.1 to -4.1

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.3

-4.5 to 0.2

1.3

Write

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 3.4

0.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.8 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 63%

Reading62% LA 76%

Writing59% LA 75%

Maths62% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.6

-3.2 to 1.4

0.2

Write

LA -0.6

-2 to 2.4

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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13 November 2019

Inspection Report

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11 May 2016

Inspection Report

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19 May 2014

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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28 April 2009

Inspection Report

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06 December 2005

Inspection Report

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20 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 191 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	191	3	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	184	3	1.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	3	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	185	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	170	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	4	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	178	1	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils