The Magna Carta School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 137116
- Address
- Thorpe Road, TW18 3HJ
- Website
- https://mcs-unity.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1029 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 58.5%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 7.1%
Indian 6.3%
Other Asian 5.2%
Other 3.8%
African 3.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.6
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 184 |
Admissions
The Magna Carta School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 253
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 190 87 103 |
| Year 8 | 217 109 108 |
| Year 9 | 207 106 101 |
| Year 10 | 223 108 115 |
| Year 11 | 192 99 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |