All-through
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N7 8PG
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1561 of 1360 places
- Local authority
- Islington
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- HIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
April 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
71%
59.3
1st of 19 by our score, among the all-through schools in London we can score - 81 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Working at a higher standard | 30% |
| Attainment 8 | 59.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.55 |
| Entered the EBacc | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| A level average points per entry | 38.87 |
| A level students | 149 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 76% |
| 23/24 | 93% |
| 24/25 | 77% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 64% |
| 22/23 | 62% |
| 23/24 | 66% |
| 24/25 | 71% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.1 |
| 22/23 | 36.8 |
| 23/24 | 40.0 |
| 24/25 | 38.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 111.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N7 8PG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Islington admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- John Reardon
- Address
- Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N7 8PG
- Telephone
- 02076970123