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Magdalen College School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Waynflete Avenue, Brackley NN13 6FB · magdalen.northants.sch.uk · 01280 846300
On the mapSearch near NN13 6FB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,293
- 86% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 211 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 | 211 | 173 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 176 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 237 | 205 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 254 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 229 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 32.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.4 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 39.4 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 4.8 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | C (29.6) | Average -0.06 | |
| 76 students | C (30.3) | Average -0.04 | |
| 11 students | Merit+ (28.2) | Average +0.31 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | C (31) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | C (29.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 120 | B- (37) | — |
| 2018/19 | 101 | C (30.9) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 98 | C (29.9) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 100 | C (29) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 99 | C- (27.1) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.4 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 2.9 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 26.7 | −6.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Magdalen College School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2023Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
46% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (280 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 46%
- Replies
- 280
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 98 parents (35%) with SEND