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Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School

All-through · London · SE18 5PW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 2 November 2023

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At a glance

1,624 pupils · 87% of 1,860 capacity

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46% of pupils
English as additional language
47.3% of pupils
SEN support
16.6% of pupils
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.koinoniafederation.com
URN
100171

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

46 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2025

1.00 first-choice applications per place

1 places offered · 1 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

18/19
19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

94 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
47%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

175 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
43.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
64.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
39.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.6
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D
21.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.8%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,788
Typical all-through school£7,730

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
90%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
71%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
18%
Any sustained destination
95%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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