St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2NDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bexhill-on-Sea for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 214 schools in East Sussex. It ranks 19th of 129 primary schools in East Sussex. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 19 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Pupils embody the school ethos of 'Let your light shine'. They show this through their confident and articulate discussions of the subjects they learn. Pupils have very positive attitudes to learning. As a result, classrooms are lively and purposeful. The school has high expectations and helps pupils to achieve well. Pupils work hard to meet these expectations. Their work shows they learn important skills and knowledge. Pupils are well prepared for their next stage of education. Pupils are happy in school. They know the adults here keep them safe. Pupils understand the school expectations and follow these carefully. This helps them to behave extremely well. Pupils show high levels of respect for everyone. Breaktimes are calm and pupils play together excitedly. The school ensures that pupils have ample, rich opportunities to develop a range of skills and talents. Pupils enjoy a variety of clubs. The school makes sure that the most disadvantaged pupils benefit from these too. Pupils play several sports and learn musical instruments. They have many opportunities to share these talents. These include keenly contested sports competitions with other schools or regular 'rock' performances in the school. Pupils also enjoy a very popular bridge club, where they can apply and develop the skills they learn in mathematics.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school does not select some learning activities carefully enough. As a result, pupils do not learn what is intended as deeply as they could. The school should ensure that teachers have the knowledge and skills to design activities that implement the ambitious curriculum consistently well across all subjects
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
208 pupils on roll, with places for 211
Schools near St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebsham Primary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 80% met the expected standard |
| Chantry Community Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
| King Offa Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Damien McKeever
- Phone
- 01424735810
- Address
- Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 2ND
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- URN
- 114565
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.