Magdalen College School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Brackley, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Magdalen College School is a secondary school in Brackley, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Magdalen College School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 14 of the 17 other West Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.2 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25, the average grade was C (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Waynflete Avenue, Brackley, NN13 6FB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Staff have higher expectations of students in the sixth form, and most benefit from a well-delivered curriculum.”
- “These students achieve well in public examinations.”
- “During unstructured times, most pupils conduct themselves well.”
To improve
- “The school has failed to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education.”
- “Staff do not have high enough expectations of what pupils can achieve or how they should behave.”
- “Pupil outcomes at the end of key stage 4 are too low.”
Safeguarding: Not effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Chenderit School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Silverstone UTC 6.3 mi Requires improvement
- Sponne School 9.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Elizabeth Woodville School 11.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roade Village Academy 13.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Campion School 14.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Parker E-ACT Academy 16.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 16.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published