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Lady Margaret School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Parsons Green, London SW6 4UN · ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk · 020 7736 7138

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
66.3
average Attainment 8 score. Hammersmith and Fulham 55.5, England 46
Last distance offered
2.67 mi
4.30 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Foundation band 1 · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Demand for places
2.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
817
279 over 538 places · 152%
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.1%
First language not English
14.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Lady Margaret School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Foundation band 1” went to a home 2.67 mi (4.30 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 2.56 mi (4.12 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 310 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 35% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 228 (Places 117)228September 2023: 251 (Places 119)251September 2024: 281 (Places 116)281September 2025: 321 (Places 117)321September 2026: 310 (Places 118)310Places 118
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261183102.6▲35%
September 2025Sept 20251173212.7▲34%
September 2024Sept 20241162812.4▲38%
September 2023Sept 20231192512.1▲44%
September 2022Sept 20221172281.9▲45%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Foundation band 1Distance
September 20262.67 mi4.30 km
September 20242.93 mi4.71 km
September 20252.56 mi4.12 km
Year 7 – Foundation band 2Distance
September 20263.70 mi5.95 km
September 20247.34 mi11.82 km
September 20252.07 mi3.33 km
Year 7 – Foundation band 3Distance
September 20262.37 mi3.82 km
September 20243.77 mi6.07 km
September 20252.52 mi4.05 km
Year 7 – Open band 1Distance
September 20260.39 mi0.63 km
September 20240.52 mi0.83 km
September 20250.30 mi0.47 km
Year 7 – Open band 2Distance
September 20260.41 mi0.65 km
September 20240.28 mi0.45 km
September 20250.49 mi0.78 km
Year 7 – Open band 3Distance
September 20260.40 mi0.64 km
September 20240.10 mi0.17 km
September 20250.34 mi0.54 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.3, and 81.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 55.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 61.7 (England 46.3)61.72017/18: 66.3 (England 46.5)66.32018/19: 64.5 (England 46.7)64.52021/22: 64.1 (England 48.8)64.12022/23: 65.4 (England 46.3)65.42023/24: 65.4 (England 45.9)65.42024/25: 66.3 (England 46.0)66.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲66.346.0
▲81.5%45.4%
▲90.8%64.8%
▲85.7%40.5%
▲6.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form81.4+3.1
Sixth form college6.8+3.3
Further education5.9−2.8
Other education1.7−4.4
Not in a lasting destination0.8−1.8
Activity not captured3.4—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.7 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.5 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 39.9 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 38.3 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 45.3 (England 37.9)A-2022/23: 43.0 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 41.4 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 41.5 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
75 studentsB (41.5)Above average +0.22
75 studentsB (41.5)Above average +0.22
26.7%AAB or better
96.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2477B (41.4)+0.20
2022/2383B+ (43)—
2021/2296A- (45.3)—
2018/1985B- (38.3)-0.08
2017/1885B (39.9)+0.21
2016/1793B- (37.5)+0.08
2015/1695B- (36.7)+0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University67.1+5.6
Further education3.8−3.5
Apprenticeship1.3—
Employment13.9−1.7
Not in a lasting destination7.6+1.3
Activity not captured6.3−3.1

Ofsted

Lady Margaret School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
22 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (226 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
88%
Replies
226
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 65% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼62% agreeEngland 67%

based on 45 parents (20%) with SEND

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