St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B71 1RPPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

It currently serves 229 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

36%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
26 Feb 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.