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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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personMrs Bridget Loughran

corporate_fareROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBurnley, BB12 0JD

language Visit Website phone 1282436880

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Burnley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Burnley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #91 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #4,197 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 69%

Maths86% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths36% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to 1.7

-0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-3.3 to 1.5

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-7.9 to -3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-05-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-26

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 195 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils