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Magnus Church of England Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 678Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 140549URN

Earp Avenue, Newark, NG24 4AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.4per place
0.9 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

197 applications for 140 places · 43rd of 43 in Nottinghamshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
40.4of 90
37th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth form provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.4applications per place, Year 7
0.9 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

197 applications · 140 places offered · 97 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
  3. 2024 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
  4. 2023 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
  5. 2022 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
  6. 2021 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
  7. 2020 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
  10. 2017 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
  12. 2015 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
  13. 2014 1.3; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 12 years.
  • This school
  • Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Magnus CofE School (URN 131360), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261401971.4970.69
Sep 2025972042.1790.81
Sep 20241322421.81270.96
Sep 20231652501.5890.54
Sep 20221332131.61090.82
Sep 20211372021.5950.69
Sep 20201381941.4930.67
Sep 20191141671.5880.77
Sep 20181061651.61050.99
Sep 2017781381.8750.96
Sep 2016991571.6910.92
Sep 20151111581.4990.89
Sep 2014 *1171561.3990.85

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

131 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.437th of 45 in Nottinghamshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%33rd of 45 in Nottinghamshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%
  • This school
  • Nottinghamshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.50
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)13140.437%53%–
2024/2512035.721%48%–
2023/2411636.216%39%−0.50
2022/2312235.926%54%−0.51

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
140549 · 891/4017
Trust
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,050 pupils · 678 on roll
Free school meals
45.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 February 2014
Replaced
Magnus CofE School (URN 131360)
Address
Earp Avenue, Newark, NG24 4AB
Local authority
Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources