St Mary Magdalene Academy

State-Funded School

st-mary-magdalene-academy-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington South and FinsburyConstituency

N7 8PGPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary Magdalene Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–19, located in Islington, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,561 pupils. St Mary Magdalene Academy is part of HIVE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 70.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.55

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,561

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,561
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: HIVE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
7 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.