St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Ardwell Lane, Greenleys, Milton Keynes, MK12 6AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosemarie Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 110483
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908321746
About this school
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 55 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 69% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 91% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Catholic 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 | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School compares
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 24.1% | 357 | — |
| Greenleys First School | — | 8.4% | 49.1% | 92 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenleys Junior School | 49% | 6.1% | 57.8% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Wyvern School | — | 7.2% | 27.1% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairfields Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 12.5% | 603 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | 67% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 350 | 0.9 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)
- 24.11%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 8.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenleys First School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Greenleys Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wyvern School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Fairfields Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School ranks 18th of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School is Mrs Rosemarie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School full?
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School has capacity for 340 pupils and 357 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Northampton.
- Does St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School ranked 19th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary Magdalene Catholic 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 29 June 2026.