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Magna Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole BH17 8RE · magna-aspirations.org · 01202 604222
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.02 mi
- 3.25 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Category V · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 938
- 85% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category V” went to a home 2.02 mi (3.25 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 174 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 154 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 133 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 170 | 1 | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 219 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category V | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 2.02 mi3.25 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 41.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.9 | +9 |
| Further education | 51.4 | −2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 students | C+ (32.7) | Average +0.13 | |
| 39 students | C+ (33) | Average +0.13 | |
| 11 students | Dist- (31.9) | Average +0.36 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 23 | C+ (34.2) | +0.42 |
| 2022/23 | 23 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 13 | C (30.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 20 | C- (25.8) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 30 | D (20.8) | -0.67 |
| 2016/17 | 51 | D- (17.4) | -0.89 |
| 2015/16 | 23 | C- (25.9) | -0.26 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.7 | −11.3 |
| Employment | 35.5 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.9 | +5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 12.9 | — |
Ofsted
Magna Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 111
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (31%) with SEND