St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School
48 Brayards Road, West Square, London, SE15 3RA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Harding
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 100836
- Local authority
- Southwark
About this school
St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 21 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 48% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 52% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 62% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 5.5% | 46.1% | 93 | — |
| Rye Oak Primary School | 48% | 5.1% | 59.9% | 265 | 0.3 miles |
| John Donne Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 54.5% | 405 | 0.3 miles |
| Bellenden Primary School | 70% | 6.6% | 50.8% | 221 | 0.3 miles |
| Hollydale Primary School | 59% | 6.3% | 44.2% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| The Belham Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 15.5% | 385 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.07%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 16.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rye Oak Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
John Donne Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Bellenden Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Hollydale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
The Belham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- Has St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School?
- St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School had 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 23 October 2025.