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Magdalen College School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 7–19 · Independent school
Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DZ · mcsoxford.org · 01865 242191
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- A
- average result (51.5 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 938
- 86% of 1,085 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (51.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.77 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 students | A (51.5) | Above average +0.24 | |
| 156 students | A (51.5) | Above average +0.24 |
71.8%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 163 | A+ (52) | +0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 156 | A+ (52.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 166 | A+ (53.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 155 | A+ (52.5) | +0.25 |
| 2017/18 | 154 | A+ (52.4) | +0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 149 | A (51.5) | +0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 176 | A+ (52.5) | +0.31 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 82.8 | +11.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 8 | −6.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | −0.5 |
ISI
Magdalen College School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Jan 2020Regulatory compliance
- Mar 2017Compliance Inspection 2017
- Mar 2017Educational Quality 2017