St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is a voluntary aided school in Brent for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 227 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It suspends pupils far more often than most primary schools: 7.5 in every 100 pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25, against 1.1 nationally. Many teachers don't stay: 41% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2024/25), against 16% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Linacre Road Willesden Green London NW2 5BB |
| Phone | 02084593159 |
| Reference Number | 101542 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 227 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.22%
Girls: 49.78% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 27.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 55.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| 4 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 5 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 6 | 36 | 23 | 59 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, Other | 25.6% |
| White, British | 11% |
| Indian | 9.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 9.3% |
| Caribbean | 8.8% |
| African | 5.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.8% |
| Irish | 4% |
| Asian, Other | 3.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 3.1% |
| White & Asian | 1.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.9% |
St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school demonstrates a strong ethos focused on values such as love, excellence, and teamwork, which is evident in the positive interactions among pupils and staff. The curriculum is ambitious, providing solid academic opportunities for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, there is a need for further development in some areas of the curriculum, particularly concerning the sequencing of knowledge to enhance pupil learning outcomes across all subjects.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 13 Sep 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2023 | School inspection |
| 05 Jun 2018 | Short inspection |
| 03 Jul 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 04 Dec 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 24 Jan 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Mar 2004 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Pupils consistently demonstrate positive behaviour and a strong sense of responsibility.
- The school provides a caring environment where pupils feel safe and supported.
- The school has a well-structured approach to early reading and phonics, effectively supporting pupils' reading development.
- Pupils enjoy a broad range of extracurricular activities.
- Staff receive ongoing professional development to enhance teaching quality.
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum sequencing in some subjects does not adequately build on prior learning.
- Opportunities for broader development are not fully coherent, affecting pupils' understanding of the wider world.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 61% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 2% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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In 2024–25 St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School had 238 pupils for 360 places. 122 places (33.9%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Planning area 5 Primary” planning area
Brent counted 522 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 496 in 2029–30, down 5%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 256 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
| Pupils | 318 | 333 | 345 | 354 | 356 | 356 | 358 | 359 | 355 | 346 | 325 | 308 | 296 | 263 | 238 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 17.8% | 26.9% | 33.9% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 7.5% of pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 16.3 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.6% | 7.3% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 26.7% | 14.4% | 30.6% | 27.9% | 32.1% | 28.2% | 39.1% | 20.3% | 49.1% | 33.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 28.6% | 47.8% | 4.5% | 47.6% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 19.0% | 27.3% | 50.0% | – | 33.3% | 36.7% | 28.1% | 16.7% | 14.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | – | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 15.9% of pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 15 | 4 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 6 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 11 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School received £8,361 and spent £8,214 for each of its 227 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £237,000 (£1,045 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £251,000 | £387,000 | £403,000 | £293,000 | £88,000 | £128,000 | £204,000 | £237,000 |
| per pupil | £722 | £1,143 | £1,235 | £940 | £295 | £485 | £846 | £1,045 |
| In-year balance | -£19,000 | £136,000 | £15,000 | -£109,000 | -£205,000 | £40,000 | £75,000 | £33,000 |
| per pupil | -£55 | £402 | £47 | -£350 | -£686 | £152 | £313 | £147 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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What is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.
When was St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School was last inspected in November 2023.
How many pupils does St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School have?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School has 227 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School cover?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is at Linacre Road, Willesden Green, London, NW2 5BB.
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