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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 (January 2026 census)

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 (January 2026)
English as additional language
47.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.koinoniafederation.com
URN
100171

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 46 families named it first for 46 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 5479.78 m (≈3.40 mi); distance decided places in 9 of the 11 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2016 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 2 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2018 entry)

Open Band (Peninsula site)
1175 m (≈0.73 mi)
Open Band (Woolwich site)
1321 m (≈0.82 mi)

2018 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 5479.78 m (≈3.40 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

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 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school43.3
Median of its 12 closest peers44.8
Greenwich average48.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Hinde House 2-16 AcademySheffield · 147 miles awayNeeds attention41.1
Drayton Manor High SchoolLondon · 17 miles awayOutstanding56
Oasis Academy LeesbrookOldham · 168 miles awayGood41.5
Swindon AcademySwindon · 80 miles awayExpected standard50.2
Queen Katharine AcademyPeterborough · 78 miles awaySerious weaknesses32.5
Heath ParkWolverhampton · 120 miles awayGood49.3
Oasis Academy OldhamOldham · 168 miles awayGood42.8
Castle Mead AcademyLeicester · 94 miles awayOutstanding48
Greig City AcademyLondon · 10 miles awayGood41.6
Cantell SchoolSouthampton · 74 miles awayOutstanding46.9
Harris Garrard AcademyErith · 3 miles awayStrong standard48.1
Dixons Broadgreen AcademyLiverpool · 182 miles awayRequires improvement34.4

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 51% (Greenwich 24%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 8% (Greenwich 4%, England 1%) · White British 7% (Greenwich 29%, England 59%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Greenwich 6%, England 3%) · Any other White background 5% (Greenwich 11%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Greenwich 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Greenwich 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Greenwich 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Greenwich 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Greenwich 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Greenwich 2%, England 4%) · Not recorded 1% (Greenwich 4%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Greenwich 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Greenwich 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

13.08 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Greenwich: 14.36 suspensions and 0.13 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

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

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

81.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £59,251; 7.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,149
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 80% (78%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (7%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £392,887; in-year balance -£205,214

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

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, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier27.9%62.3%
Social housing41.8%17.1%
Privately rented29.9%20.5%
Detached houses1.6%22.9%
Flats82.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van60.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033737 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£449,000755 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£350,000–£569,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (61)£450,000
Flat (692)£447,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (4.16 km, 2025 entry): 7,137 sales, median £450,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
22an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
144an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
21an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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