St Mary Magdalene Academy

School overview

St Mary Magdalene Academy is an all-through school serving London, Islington, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,554 pupils aged 4 to 19 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Mary Magdalene Academy 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 16.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 59.3, well above the national average of 46. On our composite score, St Mary Magdalene Academy ranks among the top 3% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 8% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 30% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 71% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.