Lady Margaret School
Parsons Green, London, SW6 4UN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LADY MARGARET SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Elisabeth Stevenson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Sponsor
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 538
- Pupils on roll
- 817
- URN
- 138607
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077367138
About this school
Lady Margaret School is a Church of England girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 817 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 119 | 118 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.4 | 65.4 | 66.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.83 +0.57 to +1.10 | +0.74 +0.47 to +1.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 84% | 79.7% | 81.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 93.2% | 90.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 89% | 91.5% | 85.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lady Margaret School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65.4 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 763 |
| 2023/24 | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 780 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lady Margaret School compares
Lady Margaret School ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66.3 | 5.8% | 17.9% | 817 | — |
| The Fulham Boys School | 61.4 | 7.3% | 28% | 822 | 0.4 miles |
| The Hurlingham Academy | 58.4 | 6.5% | 41.8% | 728 | 0.5 miles |
| The London Oratory School | 62.3 | 6.9% | 12.5% | 1,392 | 0.6 miles |
| Fulham Cross Academy | 45.7 | 9.5% | 49.4% | 588 | 0.7 miles |
| Chelsea Academy | 51.9 | 10.3% | 46.9% | 1,106 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Fulham Boys School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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The Hurlingham Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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The London Oratory School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Fulham Cross Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Chelsea Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Lady Margaret School ranks 12th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lady Margaret School teach?
- Lady Margaret School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lady Margaret School?
- The headteacher of Lady Margaret School is Elisabeth Stevenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lady Margaret School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lady Margaret School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lady Margaret School?
- Lady Margaret School has 817 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lady Margaret School full?
- Lady Margaret School has capacity for 538 pupils and 817 on roll (152%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lady Margaret School a faith school?
- Yes. Lady Margaret School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is Lady Margaret School a selective school?
- No. Lady Margaret School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lady Margaret School?
- Lady Margaret School is part of LADY MARGARET SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lady Margaret School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.4 in 2022/23 and 66.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lady Margaret School rank locally?
- Lady Margaret School ranked 2nd of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lady Margaret School's absence rate?
- Lady Margaret School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lady Margaret School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lady Margaret School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.