Magdalen College School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

South NorthamptonshireConstituency

NN13 6FBPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Magdalen College School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,293 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.83

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,293

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,293
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Not judged
9 Nov 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.