SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102909
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Richmond upon Thames
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 152 152 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 87 57.2% of pupils
Male pupils 65 42.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.0%
1.8 pts below England
School 23.0%
Richmond upon Thames 11.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.5%
17.2 pts above England
School 37.5%
Richmond upon Thames 21.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Richmond upon Thames 1.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.3%
78
Any other White background
15.8%
24
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
13
Any other Asian background
4.6%
7
African
3.9%
6
Irish
3.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.7% 30 of 152 pupils
1.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.7%
Richmond upon Thames 17.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Richmond upon Thames 72.4%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Richmond upon Thames 81.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Richmond upon Thames 77.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Richmond upon Thames 81.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.81 pts lower than England
School 4.41%
Richmond upon Thames 5.21%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.29 pts lower than England
School 10.53%
Richmond upon Thames 12.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Richmond upon Thames 1.14%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.4% 15.8 pts below England
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
72.4%
Richmond upon Thames
84.1%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information