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St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

County Durham, SR7 7BJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
28 1st-choice / 28 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1785 of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 308 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 315.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Mar 2025). 76% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 28 first-preference applications and 28 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressDene House Road, St. Mary Magdalene RC Primary School, Dene House Road, SEAHAM, County Durham, SR7 7BJ
HeadteacherMrs Andrea Goodwin
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils308
Free School Meals (FSM)13.0%
School Capacity308 / 315 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Mar 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 8 Feb 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.