St Mary Magdalene Academy
Secondary school in London, Islington. Outstanding (Jul 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 July 2023, report published 18 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2027
The last inspection was in July 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.5 milesHighbury Fields School
School remains Outstanding (Sep 2022)
- 0.5 milesCity of London Academy Highbury Grove
Good (Apr 2022)
- 0.9 milesCity of London Academy Islington
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
- 1.0 milesLift Beacon High
Good (Nov 2022)
- 1.0 milesElizabeth Garrett Anderson School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.