Magdalen Academy

Magdalen Academy is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspection domains. The school benefits from a strong sense of community, where pupils feel valued and safe. Exciting opportunities beyond the classroom are provided, helping to enrich students' learning experiences. The early years provision stands out as a significant strength, with children making excellent progress and well-prepared for their transition to Year 1. The support for pupils with special educational needs is also noted as effective and comprehensive.

Strengths

• Strong community relationships among pupils and staff
• Effective early years provision with clear learning progressions
• Well-implemented early reading curriculum
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Active involvement of pupils in school leadership opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have gaps in their mathematical understanding due to unaddressed misconceptions

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 Magdalen Academy attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Magdalen Academy 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 Magdalen Academy had 10.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Magdalen Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.0% 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 Magdalen Academy received £11,417 and spent £10,389 for each of its 47 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £128,000 (£2,756 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Unity Education Trust, income was £9,934 and spending £10,116 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 King'S Lynn · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Magdalen Academy is part of Unity Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• St Germans Academy King'S Lynn
• Wimbotsham and Stow Academy King'S Lynn
• Greyfriars Academy Kings Lynn
• King's Oak Academy King'S Lynn
• Highgate Infant School King'S Lynn
• Churchill Park Complex Needs School King'S Lynn
• Beeston Primary School King'S Lynn
• Grove House Infant and Nursery School Dereham
• Northgate High School Dereham
• King's Park Infant School, Dereham Dereham

What is Magdalen Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Magdalen Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Magdalen Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Magdalen Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Magdalen Academy have?

Magdalen Academy has 43 pupils on roll.

What age range does Magdalen Academy cover?

Magdalen Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Magdalen Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 17% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Magdalen Academy?

Magdalen Academy is at Park Crescent, Magdalen, Magdalen Academy, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 3BU.