St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Preston, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 175 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 12.60% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 9QQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-marymagdalen.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01772742351 |
| URN | 119638 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 May 2024, published 27 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Stephen's CofE School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Kingsfold Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Frenchwood Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Whitefield Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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