St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, London
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in London. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 204th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 62% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Richmond upon Thames (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, so that you, together with all God’s people, may have the power to understand how broad and long, how high and deep is Christ’s love."
From the headteacher's welcome: "St Mary Magdalen’s is a very special community where family, parish and school nurture and inspire our children. We pride ourselves on our deep knowledge of every child and we are privileged to teach enthusiastic, conscientious and compassionate pupils."
Coming up: an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Richmond upon Thames
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 88% and 88% in Richmond upon Thames and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 81% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School are Thomson House School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths); East Sheen Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 88% maths); Barnes Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 98% maths); and Kew Riverside Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Thomson House SchoolEast Sheen Primary SchoolBarnes Primary SchoolKew Riverside Primary School
Who goes there
37.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), other ethnic groups (9%) and Mixed (7%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mortlake, about 370 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avondale Road Mortlake, 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School are Lift Richmond Park (0.5 miles), Chiswick School (0.9 miles) and Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.3 miles).
Lift Richmond ParkChiswick SchoolChrist's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Mary Magdalen's excels at creating a warm, nurturing environment where children thrive and behave exceptionally well. The school has a strong focus on reading from Reception onwards, with excellent support for all pupils including those with SEND. Pupils benefit from an ambitious curriculum, outstanding personal development, and a rich range of activities and trips that spark their curiosity and excitement about learning.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and personal development with consistently high expectations applied across the school
- Excellent early reading programme with thorough phonics training and swift identification of pupils who need extra support
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that goes beyond national expectations, particularly strong in art
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, with helpful adaptations to access the curriculum
- Exceptional personal development programme that builds confident, resilient and respectful pupils
Areas for Improvement
- A small number of subjects are at an earlier stage of implementation and need further development to match the school's ambitious plans
- Some pupils do not consistently secure knowledge in these developing subjects and need further consolidation
- Assessment practice needs to be strengthened in all areas so teachers can precisely identify what pupils know and remember
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts clubs, language clubs, residential trips, musical performances, theatrical events, library reading for pleasure
St Mary Magdalen's is a special place where pupils enjoy coming to school and are keen to learn in a warm, nurturing environment. The school has an ambitious, broad curriculum and pupils attain well in national assessments.
At a Glance
23.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 70% to 88% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.7
Avg class size
22.7
Infant (KS1)
21.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School.
- NSSport (MJ) Care ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- Platform Sports Coaching320m away · Not yet graded
- The Strings Club - Richmond Holiday Camp (Tower House School)830m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is in Richmond upon Thames; for families living there:
Apply to Richmond upon Thames for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 56
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 44 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Richmond upon Thames is 27 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
162 pupils
262 places
100 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Richmond upon Thames council
Places available
2,079
Applications
1,663
Got 1st preference
88.8%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Richmond upon Thames council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
152
Total Pupils
65
Boys
87
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,679
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,924
Per pupil
£1101k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
152
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2013 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Richmond upon Thames allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 62% of its 262 places.
How big are the classes at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School average 21.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School has around 152 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 10.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Richmond upon Thames's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: NSSport (MJ) Care Club (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 56 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 44 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Richmond upon Thames is 27 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is at Worple Street, London, SW14 8HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)