St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

Ashfield · NG17 2HR

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 205 pupils, 16.6% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Springwood View Close, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2HR – View on map
Phone: 01623464246
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Pearson
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 28 families put it first for 27 places – 10 for every 10 places. 93% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

205 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 16.6%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Ashfield average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.9% a year (Ashfield 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 14% moved to another school, 86% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Nottinghamshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Nottinghamshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card April 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 47% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 14 percentage points below the Ashfield average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 55% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 57% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 101
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolAshfield averageEngland↘ Falling Down 21 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 14 percentage points below the Ashfield average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: 27th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

#25Leen Mills Primary School49%
#26Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery48%
#27St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School47%
#28Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School43%
=29Priestsic Primary and Nursery School42%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Forest Glade Primary School93%
#2Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School89%
#3Hucknall Flying High Academy88%
#4Underwood Church of England Primary School77%
#5Kingsway Primary School76%
#6Greenwood Primary and Nursery School73%
=7Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School71%
=7St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School71%
#9Hucknall National Church of England Primary School70%
#10Kirkby Woodhouse School69%
=11Annesley Primary and Nursery School68%
=11Bagthorpe Primary School68%
=11Hillside Primary and Nursery School68%
=11The West Park Academy68%
=15Broomhill Junior School66%
=15Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy66%
#17Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy64%
#18Edgewood Primary and Nursery School60%
=19Croft Primary School59%
=19Morven Park Primary and Nursery School59%
=19Skegby Junior Academy59%
#22Orchard Primary School and Nursery56%
#23Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School55%
#24Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School51%
#25Leen Mills Primary School49%
#26Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery48%
#27St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School47%
#28Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School43%
=29Priestsic Primary and Nursery School42%
=29Woodland View Primary and Nursery School42%
#31Hillocks Primary Academy32%
#32Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School20%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,720 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

29th of 31 primary schools in Ashfield for spending per pupil

#27Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,073
#28Hillside Primary and Nursery School£5,848
#29St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School£5,720
#30Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School£5,614
#31Holgate Primary and Nursery School£1,844

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery£9,478
#2Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School£7,983
#3Kingsway Primary School£7,937
#4Hillocks Primary Academy£7,843
#5Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy£7,399
#6Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School£6,982
#7Priestsic Primary and Nursery School£6,966
#8Morven Park Primary and Nursery School£6,939
#9Underwood Church of England Primary School£6,911
#10Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School£6,849
#11Bagthorpe Primary School£6,823
#12The West Park Academy£6,604
#13Forest Glade Primary School£6,543
#14Annesley Primary and Nursery School£6,504
#15Hucknall Flying High Academy£6,500
#16Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School£6,497
#17Orchard Primary School and Nursery£6,480
#18Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School£6,472
#19Edgewood Primary and Nursery School£6,466
#20Greenwood Primary and Nursery School£6,432
#21Woodland View Primary and Nursery School£6,401
#22Croft Primary School£6,331
#23St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School£6,255
#24Leen Mills Primary School£6,240
#25Kirkby Woodhouse School£6,187
#26Hucknall National Church of England Primary School£6,167
#27Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,073
#28Hillside Primary and Nursery School£5,848
#29St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School£5,720
#30Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School£5,614
#31Holgate Primary and Nursery School£1,844

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