Magdalen College School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Waynflete Avenue
Brackley
Northamptonshire
NN13 6FB
Phone 01280846300
Reference Number 139158

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1358
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.93%
Girls: 50.07%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 113 115 228
8 122 127 249
9 120 112 232
10 128 107 235
11 113 106 219
12 49 70 119
13 33 43 76

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.3%
White, Other 3.2%
White & Asian 2.1%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-12-02
Date Report
2025-10-21 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 02 December 2025
2025-04-23 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 19 June 2025
2023-01-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 02 March 2023
2020-03-03 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 11 May 2020
2016-02-09 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 08 March 2016
2015-06-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2015
2013-01-04 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 05 January 2013
Previously as Magdalen College School
2011-10-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 November 2011
2010-11-24 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 January 2011
2009-03-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2009
2007-10-16 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 16 November 2007
2006-02-01 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 27 February 2006
2000-11-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 01 March 2001
2011-10-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 November 2011
2010-11-24 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 20 January 2011
2009-03-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 23 April 2009
2007-10-16 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 16 November 2007
2006-02-01 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 27 February 2006
2000-11-13 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 01 March 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.2% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.25 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.62 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 7.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 78 19
Third Preference 26 5
From another Local Authority 45 20

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Name Distance
Waynflete Infants' School
Waynflete Avenue, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6AF
0.08 miles
Winchester House School
0.17 miles
Brackley Church of England Junior School
Manor Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6EE
0.19 miles
Bracken Leas Primary School
Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6LF
0.56 miles
The Radstone Primary School
Poppyfields Way, Brackley, NN13 6GA
1.04 miles
Beachborough School
Westbury, Brackley, NN13 5LB
2.48 miles
Farthinghoe Primary School
Main Road, Farthinghoe, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5PA
3.34 miles
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School
High Street, Croughton, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5LT
3.4 miles
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School
Green Lane, Charlton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3DN
3.51 miles
Greatworth Primary School
Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2DR
3.9 miles
Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery
High Street, Syresham, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5HL
3.96 miles
Helmdon Primary School
21 Station Road, Helmdon, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5QT
4.02 miles
Finmere Church of England Primary School
Mere Road, Finmere, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4AR
4.3 miles
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