St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School is performing effectively overall, with notable strengths in its safeguarding practices and a supportive culture that fosters pupils' wellbeing. The leadership team has made significant progress in enhancing attendance, which is now broadly in line with national figures, and pupils demonstrate positive behavior and respect for one another. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a strong focus on reading and mathematics, although results at the end of Year 6 show areas that require improvement, particularly in achieving desired outcomes in reading and mathematics, especially for disadvantaged pupils.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding practices ensuring pupils feel safe.
• High levels of pupil behavior and respect among peers.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum addressing diversity.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Good personal development programs enhancing pupils' wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement at the end of key stage 2 is below age-related expectations in reading and mathematics.
• Persistent challenges exist for disadvantaged pupils regarding academic outcomes.

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 Magdalene CofE Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 3.4% of pupils at St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Magdalene CofE Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 7.8% of pupils at St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School received £6,629 and spent £6,007 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £419,000 (£2,023 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,940 and spending £8,035 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sutton-In-Ashfield · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School is part of Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School Huthwaite
• Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School Nottingham
• Sherwood Church Academy Mansfield
• St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield Mansfield
• Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School Nottingham
• Hucknall National Church of England Primary School Nottingham
• Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy Nottingham
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe Mansfield
• Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy Worksop
• Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School Worksop

What is St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School have?

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School has 205 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School cover?

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School?

St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School is at Springwood View Close, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HR.