St Mary Magdalene Academy
All-through schoolSt Mary Magdalene Academy is a all-through school in Islington, for pupils aged 4 to 19. It had 1,561 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at St Mary Magdalene Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Islington and 62% in England.
30% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Mary Magdalene Academy was 58.4, against 47.1 in Islington and 46.2 in England.
68.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 30% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Islington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 58.4 | 47.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 68.1% | 48% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81.2% | 65.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 191 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New River College SecondaryPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, April 2024120 m
- The Courtyard IslingtonSpecial. School remains Good, February 2023230 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Laycock Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Drayton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, June 2025. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Canonbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Islington
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).