Lady Margaret SchoolThe Hurlingham Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Lady Margaret School and The Hurlingham Academy are secondary schools in London.

  • Lady Margaret School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Hurlingham Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lady Margaret School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lady Margaret School was judged Outstanding and The Hurlingham Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.3 for Lady Margaret School and 58.4 for The Hurlingham Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Lady Margaret School (64.1 in 2021-22, 66.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Hurlingham Academy (66.2 in 2021-22, 58.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lady Margaret School versus The Hurlingham Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonLady Margaret SchoolLondonThe Hurlingham AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB82/100Stronger figureB81/100
Local ranking1st of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham Stronger figure2nd of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll817 728
Capacity538 675
LocationLondon, SW6 4UN London, SW6 3ED
GCSE results
Attainment 866.3 Stronger figure58.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths81.5% Stronger figure64.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths90.8% Stronger figure85.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc85.7% Stronger figure71.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.31 Stronger figure5.44 4.09
Cohort119 147
A-level results
A-level entries75 Not reported
A-level average points41.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points41.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects26.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census780 728
Free school meals (ever 6)17.9% 41.8%
English as an additional language13.5% 39.0%
SEN support16.8% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% Stronger figure15.0% 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

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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