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Magdalen College School

URN: 139158

Address: Waynflete Avenue, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6FB

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 23 April 2025:

Quality of education:

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes:

Inadequate

Personal development:

Requires Improvement

Leadership and management:

Inadequate

Sixth form provision:

Requires Improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 02 December 2025
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 19 June 2025
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 02 March 2023
    PDF – Published

  4. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 11 May 2020
    PDF – Published

  5. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 08 March 2016
    PDF – Published

  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2015
    PDF – Published

  7. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 05 January 2013
    PDF – Published
  8. Opened
  9. Previously Magdalen College School Closed

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About Magdalen College School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: West Northamptonshire

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1358
  • School capacity: 1500

Location

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  • Address: Waynflete Avenue, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6FB
  • Region: East Midlands

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