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Magnus Church of England Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Earp Avenue, Newark NG24 4AB · magnusacademy.co.uk · 01636 680066

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
35.7
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
678
65% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
45.9%
First language not English
16.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 97 families put the school first and 140 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 109 (Places 133)109September 2023: 89 (Places 165)89September 2024: 127 (Places 132)127September 2025: 79 (Places 97)79September 2026: 97 (Places 140)97Places 140
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026140970.7100%
September 2025Sept 202597790.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241321271100%
September 2023Sept 2023165890.5100%
September 2022Sept 20221331090.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.7, and 20.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 39.4 (England 46.3)39.42017/18: 38.4 (England 46.5)38.42018/19: 39.3 (England 46.7)39.32021/22: 35.5 (England 48.8)35.52022/23: 35.9 (England 46.3)35.92023/24: 36.2 (England 45.9)36.22024/25: 35.7 (England 46.0)35.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼35.746.0
▼20.8%45.4%
▼48.3%64.8%
▼26.7%40.5%
▼3.084.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form35.3+6.7
Further education53.4+10.5
Other education1.7+0.5
Apprenticeship3.4−2.6
Employment0.9−2.7
Not in a lasting destination3.4−4.9
Activity not captured1.7−7.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 19.9 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 25.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 32.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 28.4 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 30.5 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 22.4 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 12.7 (England 34.4)E+2024/25: 23.1 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
26 studentsD+ (23.1)Average -0.21
26 studentsD+ (23.4)Average -0.21
34 studentsMerit+ (28.6)Average +0.05
0%AAB or better
94.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2414E+ (12.7)-1.24
2022/2322D+ (22.4)—
2021/2229C (30.5)—
2018/1926C (28.4)+0.01
2017/186C+ (32.9)+0.67
2016/1710C- (25)-0.12
2015/1617D (19.9)-0.68

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University23.3−2.6
Other education6.7+5
Employment43.3+10.5
Not in a lasting destination23.3−7.7
Activity not captured3.3−1.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Magnus Church of England Academy on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
73%
Replies
56
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 57% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲76% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (30%) with SEND

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