St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Requires improvement (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 14 May 2024, report published 27 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesPenwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
- 0.6 milesSt Stephen's CofE School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.6 milesKingsfold Primary School
Good (Nov 2022)
- 0.8 milesCop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Good (Jun 2024)
- 0.9 milesPenwortham Broad Oak Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.