St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wellfield Drive
 Office 204
 Burnley
 Lancashire BB12 0JD
Telephone: 01282 436880

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
Trust: Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Sponsor: Romero Catholic Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Associate Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Price (since February 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Bridget Loughran
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 9 / 10.59
Non-teaching Staff*: 12.73
Number of pupils: 195
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.7
Sex: Mixed (45% boys / 55% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.00% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 32.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 37.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Lancashire
Constituency: Burnley
Electoral Ward: Whittlefield with Ightenhill
School Number: 8883435

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th October 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School (0.0km) show on map
  2. Whittlefield Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Burnley Ightenhill Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Ightenhill Nursery School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Lincoln House School (0.9km) show on map
  6. The Heights Burnley (1.0km) show on map
  7. Stoneyholme Nursery School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Burnley College (1.1km) show on map
  9. Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Taywood Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  11. Rosegrove Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Coal Clough Academy (1.3km) show on map
  13. St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School,... (1.4km) show on map
  14. Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primar... (1.5km) show on map
  15. Rosegrove Infant School (1.5km) show on map
  16. Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  17. Olive High (1.7km) show on map
  18. Rawdhatul Uloom (1.7km) show on map
  19. The Rose School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary ... (1.8km) show on map
  21. Olive High Boys (1.9km) show on map
  22. Cherry Fold Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Barden Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Reedley Hallows Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  25. Holly Grove School (1.9km) show on map
  26. Burnley High School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Broadfield Specialist School (2.1km) show on map
  28. Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College (2.2km) show on map
  29. Rosewood Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  30. Heasandford Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  31. Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School... (2.3km) show on map
  32. St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  33. Shuttleworth College (2.4km) show on map
  34. Burnley Springfield Community Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  35. Basnett Street Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  36. Whitegate Nursery School (2.7km) show on map
  37. Padiham Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Rockwood Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  39. Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Volunt... (2.8km) show on map
  40. Casterton Primary Academy (2.9km) show on map
  41. St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Volu... (2.9km) show on map
  42. Sir John Thursby Community College (2.9km) show on map
  43. Ridgewood Community High School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Unity College (3.2km) show on map
  45. Burnley Brunshaw Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  46. St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary ... (3.3km) show on map
  47. Padiham Green Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  48. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary Sc... (3.4km) show on map
  49. Reedley Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  50. Pendle Primary Academy (3.4km) show on map
  51. Higham St John's Church of England Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  52. Woodfield Nursery School (3.5km) show on map
  53. Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church o... (3.6km) show on map
  54. Compass Community School Lancashire (3.9km) show on map
  55. Silver Birch School (3.9km) show on map
  56. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a... (3.9km) show on map
  57. Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  58. Marsden Heights Community College (4.2km) show on map
  59. Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  60. Briercliffe Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  61. Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  62. Worsthorne Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  63. St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Volun... (4.9km) show on map
  64. Marsden Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  65. Whitefield Infant School and Nursery (5.2km) show on map
  66. Lomeshaye Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  67. Al-Ikhlaas Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  68. McMillan Nursery School (5.2km) show on map
  69. Simonstone St Peter's Church of England Prima... (5.3km) show on map
  70. Edenfield Girls' High School (5.3km) show on map
  71. Moorlands View School (5.6km) show on map
  72. Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary ... (5.7km) show on map
  73. Walverden Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  74. Bradley Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  75. Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of Engla... (5.8km) show on map
  76. East Lancashire Learning Group (5.9km) show on map
  77. Accrington Huncoat Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  78. Altham St James Church of England Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  79. Bradley Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  80. Read St John's CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  81. Grow Independent School (6.1km) show on map
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  83. Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson (6.2km) show on map
  84. Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Chur... (6.3km) show on map
  85. Sabden Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  86. Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primar... (6.3km) show on map
  87. Roughlee Church of England Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  88. Barrowford School (6.6km) show on map
  89. Castercliff Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  90. St John's CofE Primary School, Cliviger (6.7km) show on map
  91. Pendle Vale College (6.9km) show on map
  92. Pendle Community High School & College (6.9km) show on map
  93. Walton Lane Nursery School (7.0km) show on map
  94. Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic... (7.2km) show on map
  95. Pendle View Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  96. Accrington Peel Park Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  97. Colne Primet Academy (7.6km) show on map
  98. Colne Primet Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  99. Rosa House School (7.8km) show on map
  100. St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, ... (7.9km) show on map
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