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St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School

Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2ND

Local ranking30th of 136 primary schools in East Sussex
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

211

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
82.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
208
Boys
94 (45%)
Girls
114 (55%)
Capacity
211 (99% full)
SEND
10.1%
FSM Eligible
10.6%
EAL
16.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
9.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,261/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 64.7%
  • White Other: 8.7%
  • Asian Indian: 8.2%
  • Mixed Other: 4.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
  • Asian Other: 2.4%
  • White Irish: 1.9%

64.7%

White British

8.7%

White Other

8.2%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
114565
UKPRN
10076884
Establishment No.
3339

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