St Mary Magdalene Academy, London

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Mary Magdalene Academy

Liverpool Road, Islington, London N7 8PG

https://www.smmacademy.org/

St Mary Magdalene Academy is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has about 1,540 boys and girls aged between 4 and 19. (See here for details of the primary school.) In July 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attainment, Progress, Sixth form and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Highbury Fields School
0.5		City of London Academy Highbury Grove
0.9		Beacon High
0.9		City of London Academy Islington
1.1		Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
1.1		The Camden School for Girls
1.3		Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
1.4		Arts and Media School Islington
1.4		City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
1.4		Regent High School
1.4		Acland Burghley School
1.6		Waterside Academy

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Attainment: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Excellent. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment, progress and destinations are all above average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been in surplus

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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