Magna Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.971 miles

Published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Magna Academy is a secondary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

Magna Academy 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	1.971 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.971 miles away, the 3rd longest of 7 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published last distance.
That 2026 Year 7 distance was about the same as in 2025 and 2023; every applicant was offered a place in 1 of the 4 years with a published outcome.
Year 7 2026 had 174 first-choice applications for 171 offers; 152 offers went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the average A level grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8RE
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 938 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 21 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy their time at Magna Academy.”
“Pupils develop a strong sense of community and take an active part in the life of the school.”
“Pupils are enthusiastic about leadership roles that enable them to support others.”

To improve

“However, some pupils at key stage 3 do not securely remember what they have learned.”
“Some activities pupils complete do not help them build their knowledge well enough.”
“However, there are still too many pupils who do not attend school often enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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)	41%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	44.3	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.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 174 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Poole Grammar School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole 0.8 mi School remains Good
Parkstone Grammar School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Aldhelm's Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Poole High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oak Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Corfe Hills School 2.3 mi Good
LeAF Studio 2.3 mi Not judged