Lady Margaret School
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| Lady Margaret School | ||
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| I have a goodly heritage | ||
| Founded: September 1917 | ||
| Type: Comprehensive | ||
| Location: Fulham, London, United Kingdom | ||
| LEA: Hammersmith and Fulham | ||
| Ofsted number: 100364 | ||
| School Category: Voluntary Aided | ||
| Headteacher: Mrs Whyte | ||
| Staff: | ||
| Students: 560 (170 in sixth form) | ||
| Age Range: 11-18 | ||
| Gender: female | ||
| Website: www.ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk | ||
Lady Margaret School
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[edit] INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Lady Margaret School is a smaller than average Voluntary Aided Church of England secondary school, serving a population of 560 11 to 18 year old girls, of whom 107 are in the sixth form. The school is extremely popular and heavily oversubscribed, and the majority of girls stay on into the sixth form. A small number of students from other schools are given places in the sixth form, on the basis of above average academic achievement at the age of 16. Pupils and students are drawn from a broad social spectrum and from a wide catchment area, with a relatively high proportion from professional families. Half the girls are offered places on the basis of parental religious affiliation and half on the basis of tests in English, mathematics and reasoning skills, designed to enable the school to recruit a comprehensive intake; these places are open to pupils of other faiths or no faith. A lower than average proportion of pupils has special educational needs on entry and most girls are attaining above or well above average standards at the age of eleven. A significant minority of pupils (about 23 per cent) comes from ethnic minority families and some girls speak English as an additional language. All are fluent in English. A much lower number than the national average is eligible for free school meals
Lady Margaret School is a Church of England Comprehensive School for girls in Parsons Green, Fulham, London. Each year 90 girls are admitted to year 7 into 50 Church of England places and 40 Other Faith places. Joan Olivier, BA (Hons), P.G.C.E., headmistress, and Colin Busby, B.Ed.(Hons), deputy head, have recently retired after thirty two and twenty one years respectively at the school. Both were highly respected by the pupils; and this was evident on their final day which turned out to be a very emotional one for teachers and girls alike. Mrs Whyte replaces Joan Olivier as headmistress, and Mr Sanderson replaces Mr Busby as deputy headmaster.
In 2004, under recently retired Headmistress Mrs Joan Olivier, Lady Margaret was awarded specialist school status as a Mathematics & Computing College.
[edit] Ethos
Pupils of Lady Margaret come from all areas of South West London- with some travelling from Croydon and Tooting Bec every day. The school also admits many local girls, with some examples of 3 generations from the same family attending the school.
The school is very active in charity work- with the whole school voting for a school charity at the beginning of the year. Any money raised during the school year (with the exception of the Garden Party) goes towards that chosen charity. In the past, Trinity Hospice, Romanian Orphans, and, most recently, Teenage Cancer Trust, have been nominated. Own Clothes Days, cake sales, and even a 'Sponsorthon Day' all contribute to raising in the region of £7000 for the chosen charity.
[edit] 2005 results & performance
GCSEs - best comprehensive in country for A* and A grades.
A-Levels - best comprehensive in country for As.
[[2004 results and performance]]
GCSE'S - best comprehensive in the country for A* and A grades
[edit] Famous old girls
Jill Saward- the campaigner on rape law reform who is better known as the "Ealing Vicarage Rape Victim".
Janet Street Porter- Editor-at-large at the Independent newspapers.
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