Rowington Close, Warwick Estate, Paddington, London W2 5TF
10 reasons to choose St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CE Primary School
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St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen’s CE Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Paddington and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen’s CE Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years formed in Sep 2023 from the amalgamation of St Mary Magdalene and St Stephen’s CE Primary Schools. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen’s CE Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen’s CE Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 24% of schools.
The St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CE Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CE Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CE Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.40am to 6.00pm provided by outside contractors on the school premises.
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