Wyvern SchoolSt Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Milton Keynes.

Summary of the comparison

Wyvern School and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Milton Keynes.

  • Wyvern School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wyvern School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wyvern School was judged Good and St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wyvern School versus St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesWyvern SchoolMilton KeynesSt Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking79th of 84 in Milton Keynes 27th of 84 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeFoundation school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll350 357
Capacity438 340
LocationMilton Keynes, MK12 5HU Milton Keynes, MK12 6AY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported72.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census328 378
Free school meals (ever 6)27.1% 24.1%
English as an additional language36.0% 38.4%
SEN support9.4% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.5% 8.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Wyvern School

St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

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