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The Magna Carta School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Thorpe Road, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 3HJ · mcs-unity.co.uk · 01784 454320
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,042
- 82% of 1,275 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Unity Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 248 | 155 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 253 | 132 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 199 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 262 | 155 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 253 | 185 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 46.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.9 | +5.2 |
| Sixth form college | 7.3 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 65.5 | −2.5 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Magna Carta School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (212 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 212
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (25%) with SEND