SCHOOL PROFILE

Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

All-through Voluntary aided school URN 100171
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,860 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Greenwich
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,624 1,613 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 781 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 843 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.3%
20.5 pts above England
School 45.3%
Greenwich 29.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.0%
27.7 pts above England
School 48.0%
Greenwich 28.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Greenwich 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
51.0%
828
Any other Black background
8.4%
136
White British
7.1%
115
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
91
Any other White background
4.6%
74
White and Black African
4.4%
71
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.5% 317 of 1,624 pupils
1.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
Greenwich 24.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 263 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 54 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 112
Social, emotional & mental health 48
Autistic spectrum disorder 46
Moderate learning difficulty 42
Other difficulty or disability 24
Specific learning difficulty 23

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

43.3 4.1 pts above England
School 43.3
Greenwich 37.2
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 39.4% England 36.0% 3.4 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 64.6% England 51.4% 13.2 pts above England
EBacc entry 19.4% England 30.6% 11.2 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.60 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.27 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.45 pts higher than England
School 6.67%
Greenwich 5.95%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.24 pts higher than England
School 18.05%
Greenwich 16.35%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.39 pts higher than England
School 2.20%
Greenwich 1.43%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.3% 3.8 pts below England
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
87.3%
Greenwich
87.3%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information