Lady Margaret SchoolFulham Cross Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Lady Margaret School and Fulham Cross Academy are secondary schools in London.
Lady Margaret School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Fulham Cross Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lady Margaret School is ahead on our composite score.
Lady Margaret School was judged Outstanding and Fulham Cross Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.3 for Lady Margaret School and 45.8 for Fulham Cross Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Lady Margaret School (64.1 in 2021-22, 66.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Fulham Cross Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonLady Margaret School | LondonFulham Cross Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B82/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham Stronger figure | 11th of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 817 | 588 | |
| Capacity | 538 | 720 | |
| Location | London, SW6 4UN | London, SW6 6SN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 66.3 Stronger figure | 45.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 81.5% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90.8% Stronger figure | 62.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.7% Stronger figure | 41.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.31 Stronger figure | 4.12 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 119 | 90 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 75 | 45 | |
| A-level average points | 41.5 Stronger figure | 27.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.3 Stronger figure | 29.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 26.7% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 780 | 596 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.9% | 49.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.5% | 51.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.0% Stronger figure | 30.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lady Margaret School
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