[cite web]
title=Inspection Report
date=6 March 2002
publisher=Ofsted
url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=190836&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\school\100\s10_100364_20020306.pdf
accessdate=2008-05-09] 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. Pupils and students are drawn from a broad social spectrum and from a wide catchment area, with a relatively high proportion from professional families.Fact|date=February 2007 Over half the girls are offered places on the basis of parental religious affiliation and just under 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. The school is known for its school spirit and support for the attending girls.A lower than average proportion of pupils have special educational needs on entry and most girls are attaining above average standards at the age of eleven.Fact|date=February 2007 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 lower number than the national average are eligible for free school meals.
The headmistress is Mrs. Whyte, and the deputy head is Mr. Sanderson following the retirement of headmistress Mrs. Joan Olivier and deputy head Mr. Busby in 2006.
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 three generations from the same family attending the school.Fact|date=February 2007
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.Fact|date=February 2007
Houses
There are six houses in the school, and house points can be collected for these houses. In addition, there are many inter-house activities including poetry, sport and debating.
Carver (green)Marshall (purple)Chiroll (red)Kensington (yellow)Moberlly-Bell (pink)Lyttleton (blue)
Notable Alumnae
*Jill Saward, rape law reformist, aka the "Ealing Vicarage Rape Victim".
*Janet Street Porter — Editor-at-large at the Independent newspapers.
References
External links
* [http://www.ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=2054632&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=b&Num=205 Department for Children, Schools and Families Performance Tables (GCSE and equivalent)]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=100364 Ofsted Reports]
