St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Burnley (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
69%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
79%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
86%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
72%
same England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.2%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.5%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
91%
191 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Romero Catholic Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | Lancashire | 504 | 5 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | Lancashire | 1,261 | 9 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 208 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 126 | 10 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | Blackburn with Darwen | 770 | 6 | Requires improvement 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 216 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 130 | 8 | Inadequate 2023 |
| St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 203 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | Lancashire | 1,117 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 161 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Blackburn with Darwen | 198 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2020Last graded Good (Jun 2016, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 209 | 7 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 212 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | Calderdale | 94 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (this school) | Primary | Lancashire | 191 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 197 | 8 | Requires improvement 2019Last graded inspection in our data (predecessor school) |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 94 | 6 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | Lancashire | 133 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| 18 schools | 6,024 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.