Welcome to St Mary Magdalen's CP Primary and Nursery School

Together in God's love we stand; learning and friendship hand in hand

St Mary Magdalen’s is a Catholic, Voluntary Aided Primary School for children aged 3 to 11 years. It is situated in the centre of Brighton, very close to the main shopping thoroughfare of Western Road.

St Mary Magdalen’s is a small, vibrant, close and happy school with a safe, caring and inclusive environment where all of the children and staff know one another. The school has a wonderfully dedicated team of staff that provide outstanding quality of care and work incredibly hard to teach to exceptionally high standards in everything that we do.

The main building dates from 1968 – we have a nursery class and then seven other classes which range from Reception to Year 6.

We have three different playgrounds and a small environmental area, but no playing fields of our own. We have a large, airy, multi-purpose hall and recent extensions have added additional learning areas, an extra classroom and a smaller room, which is used for specialist group teaching or counselling.

Children at St Mary Magdalen’s come from a wide range of backgrounds; we are a Catholic school but welcome a number of children from different faiths and religions.

We teach the children to respect and value differences, recognising that each person is created in God’s image and, as such, is unique and special.

What OFSTED say about our school:

"The school is a highly inclusive, friendly and welcoming community.” OFSTED May 2016.

On the 11th & 12th May, our school was inspected by Ofsted. We are delighted to announce that the result of this inspection is now available here and we have been judged to be a good school.