OFSTED
3 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
21 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Islington
Trust
HIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,561
1,561 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
691
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
870
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.4 pts
above England
School
35.2%
Islington
46.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.0 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Islington
36.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Islington
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
37.3%
583
Any other White background
16.4%
256
African
10.4%
162
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
124
White and Asian
4.0%
62
Bangladeshi
3.9%
61
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.7%
338 of
1,561 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
59.3
20.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.30 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.71 pts
higher than
England
School
6.93%
Islington
7.74%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.46 pts
higher than
England
School
17.27%
Islington
22.69%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.10 pts
higher than
England
School
2.91%
Islington
2.15%
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
114.8%
23.7 pts
above England
St Mary Magdalene Academy
114.8%
Islington
114.8%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.