St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Sandwell · B71 1RP · URN 103989

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-11-12Cohort 229Church of England

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 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 87 schools in Sandwell

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
42%
Sandwell 60.3%England 61%
18.3 percentage points below the area average of 60.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Sandwell 7%England 8%
7 percentage points below the area average of 7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Sandwell 105.2England 105
3.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Sandwell 104.73England 105
2.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Sandwell 105.93England 105
2.9 below the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
26%
Sandwell 31.9%England 32%
5.9 percentage points below the area average of 31.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
71%
Sandwell 73.2%
2.2 percentage points below the area average of 73.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
61%
Sandwell 70.3%
9.3 percentage points below the area average of 70.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
61%
Sandwell 72.5%
11.5 percentage points below the area average of 72.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Sandwell 54
22.9 below the area average of 53.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sandwell	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	42% Sandwell 60.3%England 61%	18.3 percentage points below the area average of 60.3	19 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Sandwell 7%England 8%	7 percentage points below the area average of 7	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Sandwell 105.2England 105	3.2 below the area average of 105.2	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Sandwell 104.73England 105	2.7 below the area average of 104.7	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Sandwell 105.93England 105	2.9 below the area average of 105.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	26% Sandwell 31.9%England 32%	5.9 percentage points below the area average of 31.9	6 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	71% Sandwell 73.2%	2.2 percentage points below the area average of 73.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	61% Sandwell 70.3%	9.3 percentage points below the area average of 70.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	61% Sandwell 72.5%	11.5 percentage points below the area average of 72.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Sandwell 54	22.9 below the area average of 53.9	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

Sandwell · 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: 31% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 24.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 26% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 42% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 81% 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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