St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington

Impressed by SMMA, our child has just completed 1st term Y7 - high standards of behaviour as well as caring/calm/safe culture, strong pastoral from HoY/Guardian and good SEND support already - agree with the OFSTED "family" comment. Curriculum seems rich and child loves English, history, geography, sport, drama,, MFL and work in science/maths seems pretty high standard too (I'm a teacher and see standards across multiple schools) Very organised school too - always quick response and strong ad...

I've been a parent since reception class. My children are in years 9 & 11, would I send a child there for year 7 in September 2023? YES. SMMA is a good school. This is my candid experience: Pros: good drama music and sport; committed teachers (in secondary they email and call if your child is not fulfilling their potential); usually good results (no one seems to be mentioning the 2022 A level results I am not sure why); there are a good variety of trips and extra activities; school leadership...

As an attendant to this school I absolutely love it here. Th teachers are enticing and actually have a love for their job unlike the teachers that are described by my friends in other schools. I'm currently doing my GCSEs and am hoping to come here for my A-levels. The reviews about the rules and unfair judgement to the school are untrue and I believe that the rules are fair and school uniforms are a good choice to have. After looking at some of the other schools and the things people have to...

This school is a total joke. Our children are forced to take classes they do not want to do ( in year 9 when they choose options, RE is continied to be forced on them as GCSE when they dont want to do it). They are forced to wear uniforms to conform to standards and told to remove whatever they dont like them wearing whatever the weather. some of the teachers need to take a look at their own clothing. Children are stopped from being individuals. Their feelings, fears and troubles are ignored...

My daughter started here in September this year. I was very impressed to see how quickly they settled her in and made her feel comfortable in the school, particularly since she came from a very small primary. There's a big emphasis on all the students being kind and helping one another, which shows in their brilliant 'guardian group' system (where they meet regularly in a small group with an adult guardian and a mix of children from all the other years). Of course, it's a different ball-game ...