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Magna Carta Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
St John's Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8JP · magnacartaacademy.org · 01279 703484
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.51 mi
- 0.83 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 194
- 92% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bmat Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.51 mi (827 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.51 mi0.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Magna Carta Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 71
- 35% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied