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St Mary Magdalene Academy
Primary
Secondary
Post 16
Church of England
Liverpool Road Islington, London, N78PG
020 7697 0123


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 19
PUPILS
1368

St Mary Magdalene Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 19 and has a capacity of 1360. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 16 May 2013.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is also in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications). It is also in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 5 (A-Level and equivalent) performance and ranking according to the Average Point Score (how well pupils of the school have performed in their Academic qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
702 boys and 666 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
27.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
28.9%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
13.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
12.8%
EHC PLAN
1.6%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
77%
Local Authority
70%
England
65%


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

School
19%
Local Authority
15%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Well Above Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 105 105 104
Maths 109 106 105



Attainment 8 score

School
53.4
Local Authority
45.8
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
60%
Local Authority
42%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 46% 42% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.92 4.09 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
75.2%
Local Authority
84.5%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B- C C+
Average Points 36.21 31.24 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
75.2%
Local Authority
84.5%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B- C C+
Average Points 36.42 31.33 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

16 May 2013

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision No Judgement
Sixth form provision No Judgement




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 138
Of which first preference applications 34
Of which second preference applications 42
Of which third preference applications 17
Total offers made 30
Of which first preference offers 26
Of which second preference offers 2
Of which third preference offers 1


Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 1164
Of which first preference applications 421
Of which second preference applications 289
Of which third preference applications 220
Total offers made 204
Of which first preference offers 183
Of which second preference offers 15
Of which third preference offers 5




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
92%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 88% 89% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 1% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 1% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 7% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
75%
Local Authority
77%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 75% 75% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
33% 20% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
25% 13% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 0% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% Not avail. 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 2% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
1
SAFETY
3
PROPERTY
£1,298,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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