Lady Margaret School
About Lady Margaret School
Lady Margaret School, a Church of England girls’ secondary in Hammersmith and Fulham, received an Outstanding rating across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023. That includes quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school has held an Outstanding overall effectiveness grade since at least its previous inspection in 2011, when leadership and management were also judged Outstanding. But the single most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.74, which is well above average nationally. That means pupils here achieve nearly three-quarters of a grade higher per subject than students with similar starting points across England. In the local authority, that score ranks Lady Margaret fifth out of eleven secondary schools, and it places the school in the top ten per cent nationally. For context, the average Progress 8 score across Hammersmith and Fulham is 0.35, so the school is performing more than double the local benchmark.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
22 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted, 18 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
18Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:35 – 15:30
Source: ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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