Magdalen Court School

Magdalen Court School is currently rated as requiring improvement, reflecting areas that need development particularly in the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. Despite this, the school demonstrates strengths in preparing pupils for adulthood and fostering enjoyable learning experiences, especially as many students have previously struggled in education. The curriculum has been redesigned to better suit the needs of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), though it is still in the early stages of implementation, resulting in some challenges in student achievement and behavior management.

Strengths

• School’s vision promotes readiness for adulthood academically and socially.
• Pupils are able to move on to education or employment suited to their needs.
• Warm professional relationships are built between staff and pupils.
• Curriculum is broad and includes extensive qualifications and accreditations.
• Personal development offers are effective in preparing pupils for their futures.
• A strong focus on students’ emotional needs helps facilitate learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery is not consistently effective due to staff's developing subject knowledge.
• Pupils do not revisit prior learning sufficiently, hindering knowledge retention.
• Poor behaviour from some pupils is not managed effectively, disrupting learning.
• Attendance among a minority of pupils is not good enough.

In 2025–26, 0.0% of pupils at Magdalen Court School were on SEN support (nationally 18.4%) and 100.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 7.9%).

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded independent school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Magdalen Court School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Magdalen Court School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Magdalen Court School last inspected by Ofsted?

Magdalen Court School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Magdalen Court School have?

Magdalen Court School has 143 pupils on roll.

What age range does Magdalen Court School cover?

Magdalen Court School for pupils aged 5 to 18.

What are Magdalen Court School's GCSE results?

In 2017 its average Attainment 8 score was 14.8, and 7% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Magdalen Court School?

Magdalen Court School is at Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NU.