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St Mary Magdalene Academy[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 58 58.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 77% 77% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
58.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
68.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
38.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.30 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 59.3[7] 70.7%[7]
2023/24 56.6[5] 65.7%[5] +0.30[5]
2022/23 54.9[8] 62%[8] +0.08[8]
2021/22 58.8[9] 64%[9] +0.43[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
21.5% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[11] 28.3%[11]
2022/23 B-[12] 27.6%[12]
2021/22 B[13] 23.9%[13]
2018/19 B-[14] 15.4%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
77% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
30% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
107 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 93%[16] 43%[16] 111[16] 113[16]
2022/23 76%[17] 28%[17] 107[17] 108[17]
2018/19 77%[18] 19%[18] 105[18] 109[18]
2017/18 73%[19] 17%[19] 106[19] 105[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
95% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
48% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
41% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[20]
Employment
2% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[21] 60%[21] 2%[21] 27%[21] 2%[21] 2%[21]
2020/21 95%[22] 55%[22] 4%[22] 33%[22] 1%[22] 2%[22]
2019/20 95%[23] 52%[23] 5%[23] 36%[23] 1%[23] 2%[23]
2018/19 93%[24] 51%[24] 2%[24] 34%[24] 2%[24] 2%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
82% 2022/23[25]
UK higher education
59% 2022/23[25]
Education
62% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[25]
Employment
19% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 78%[26] 62%[26] 63%[26] 3%[26] 12%[26]
2020/21 79%[27] 64%[27] 67%[27] 2%[27] 11%[27]
2019/20 76%[28] 65%[28] 67%[28] 2%[28] 7%[28]
2018/19 77%[29] 58%[29] 63%[29] 1%[29] 13%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
77% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
42% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
47% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[32] 61%[32]
2019/20 83%[31] 48%[31] 47%[31] 3%[31]
2018/19 91%[33] 33%[33] 32%[33] 4%[33]
2017/18 70%[34] 24%[34] 22%[34] 0%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
3 Jul 2023[35]
Type
S5 Inspection[35]
Report published
18 Sep 2023[35]
Personal development
Outstanding[35]
Quality of education
Outstanding[35]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[35]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Apr 2022[36] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[36] No overall grade[36]
10 Jan 2017[37] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[37] No overall grade[37]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.4 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
1087 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
434 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
171 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1046[38] 415[38] 165[38] 6.3[38] 2.5[38]
Entry Sept 2024 1105[38] 453[38] 200[38] 5.5[38] 2.3[38]
Entry Sept 2023 1143[38] 471[38] 199[38] 5.7[38] 2.4[38]
Entry Sept 2022 1094[38] 414[38] 201[38] 5.4[38] 2.1[38]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
6.1 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
183 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
69 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
30 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
2.3 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 140[38] 41[38] 30[38] 4.7[38] 1.4[38]
Entry Sept 2024 127[38] 30[38] 30[38] 4.2[38] 1.0[38]
Entry Sept 2023 131[38] 43[38] 30[38] 4.4[38] 1.4[38]
Entry Sept 2022 141[38] 38[38] 30[38] 4.7[38] 1.3[38]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1360[1]
Trust
HIVE EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Islington[1]
Website
www.smmacademy.org[1]
District
Islington[39]
Postcode
N7 8PG[1]
URN
134314[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1554 2024/25[40]
English as an additional language
18.7% 2024/25[40]
SEN support
17.1% 2024/25[40]
EHC plan
3.9% 2024/25[40]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
38.2% 2024/25[40]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
54.8%[41]
Mixed
16.3%[41]
Asian
9.7%[41]
Black
15.3%[41]
Any other ethnic group
3%[41]
Unclassified
0.9%[41]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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