St Mary Magdalene Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jul 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
134314
Address
Liverpool Road, Islington, N7 8PG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1554 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
21.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.3%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 37.4%
Other White 16%
Mixed 14.8%
African 11.9%
Bangladeshi 4.4%
Caribbean 3.3%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 2.6%
Other Black 2.3%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish 1.1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.2
WritingWell above average6.2
MathsWell above average3.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 28%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE18
AstronomyGCSE7
BiologyGCSE66
ChemistryGCSE66
ChineseGCSE27
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE34
English LanguageGCSE181
English LiteratureGCSE176
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

St Mary Magdalene Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
9
21
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
30
12
18
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 7
213
128
85
Year 8
211
129
82
Year 9
201
110
91
Year 10
202
120
82
Year 11
198
107
91
Year 12
152
74
78
Year 13
167
85
82
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
91.3%
86.5%
Further education
33.0%
40.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
55.0%
42.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
4.0%
8.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
82.6%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
48.0%
35.5%
19.7%
Russell Group
47.0%
33.2%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
3.0%
2.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
0.8%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020