Magnus Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Newark, Nottinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.098 miles
Published by Nottinghamshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Magnus Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Newark, Nottinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Nottinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Magnus Church of England 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 | 2.098 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 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 2.098 miles away, the 13th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 97 first-choice applications for 140 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 42 Nottinghamshire secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 43 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 21% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Nottinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Earp Avenue, Newark, NG24 4AB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Nottinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 678 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents describe Magnus Academy as a school with a ‘family feel’ where everyone is included.”
- “One parent, typical of many, said, ‘My daughter is very lucky to be part of the Magnus family; she isn’t just a number, she is seen and supported as an individual.’”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
To improve
- “It is working to make improvements to the quality of education that they receive.”
- “These are not implemented consistently.”
- “As a result, pupils do not learn or achieve as well as they are capable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 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) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | 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: 97 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 97 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 Nottinghamshire.
- The Newark Academy 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Suthers School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Toot Hill School 10.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Tuxford Academy 11.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy 11.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Dukeries Academy 12.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carlton le Willows Academy 12.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Nottinghamshire Academy 12.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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