St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School

Primary · Brent · NW2 5BB · URN 101542

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-09-14Cohort 227Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 60

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 57 schools in Brent

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
61%
Brent 64.8%England 61%
3.7 percentage points below the area average of 64.8
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Brent 9%England 8%
7 percentage points below the area average of 9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Brent 105.95England 105
In line with the area average of 106
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Brent 105.47England 105
1.5 below the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Brent 107.39England 105
0.6 above the area average of 107.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
40%
Brent 37.2%England 32%
2.8 percentage points above the area average of 37.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Brent 75.7%
4.3 percentage points above the area average of 75.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Brent 71.7%
0.7 percentage points below the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
77%
Brent 75.5%
1.5 percentage points above the area average of 75.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
60
Brent 58
1.8 above the area average of 58.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Brent	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	61% Brent 64.8%England 61%	3.7 percentage points below the area average of 64.8	In line with the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Brent 9%England 8%	7 percentage points below the area average of 9	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Brent 105.95England 105	In line with the area average of 106	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Brent 105.47England 105	1.5 below the area average of 105.5	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Brent 107.39England 105	0.6 above the area average of 107.4	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	40% Brent 37.2%England 32%	2.8 percentage points above the area average of 37.2	8 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Brent 75.7%	4.3 percentage points above the area average of 75.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Brent 71.7%	0.7 percentage points below the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	77% Brent 75.5%	1.5 percentage points above the area average of 75.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	60 Brent 58	1.8 above the area average of 58.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Brent · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 55.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 27.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 15.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 40% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 61% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 38.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Good at its inspection on 14/09/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Brent, postcode NW2 5BB (URN 101542).
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