Academy converter · Lancashire

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

4–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148993URN

Wellfield Drive, Office 204, Burnley, BB12 0JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

89 applications for 30 places · 100th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 October 2023
Graded inspection: Good
18 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St Mary Magdalene's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley, URN 119489

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Lancashire median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 4.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Lancashire median

Dashed bars: as St Mary Magdalene's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley (URN 119489), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	89	3.0	29	0.97
Sep 2025	15	68	4.5	12	0.80
Sep 2024	23	71	3.1	22	0.96
Sep 2023	24	75	3.1	20	0.83
Sep 2022 *	27	88	3.3	26	0.96
Sep 2021 *	30	90	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2020 *	30	78	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	30	92	3.1	36	1.20
Sep 2018 *	30	108	3.6	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	30	100	3.3	20	0.67
Sep 2016 *	29	94	3.2	24	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	101	3.4	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	23	90	3.9	21	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 72% · Maths 86% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%151st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	14%	106	106
2023/24	53%	3%	106	104
2022/23	32%	4%	104	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
0.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Whittlefield Primary School
0.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
0.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rosegrove Infant School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
1.7 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2023

35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148993 · 888/3435
Trust: Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: St Mary Magdalene's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley (URN 119489)
Address: Wellfield Drive, Office 204, Burnley, BB12 0JD
Local authority: Lancashire · Burnley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources