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Magdalen College School

West Northamptonshire, NN13 6FBSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Requires improvement
Apr 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
173 1st-choice / 211 offers made
Ranking
#2,115
of 3,141 nationally

About Magdalen College School

Magdalen College School is a state-funded secondary school in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,293 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,500.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Inadequate (23 Apr 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 44.2 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C for 2023/24. admissions data records 173 first-preference applications and 211 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
AddressWaynflete Avenue, Brackley, West Northamptonshire, NN13 6FB
HeadteacherMr Sukhbir Farar
Local AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils1,293
Free School Meals (FSM)9.6%
School Capacity1,293 / 1,500 (86% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Apr 2025
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Quality of Education
Inadequate
Behaviour & Attitudes
Inadequate
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Inadequate
Sixth Form Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: magdalen.northants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Magdalen College School has been rated "Inadequate" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.