The Magna Carta School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Thorpe Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
24.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,042
Capacity used
Has space82%
1,275 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
132 of 132 families who put it first got an offer
253
Places offered
299
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 132 | 132 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 72 | 35 | ● 49% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 9 | ● 28% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 63 | 14 | ● 22% |
| Total | 299 | 190 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Craig Adams
- Address
- Thorpe Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
- Phone
- 01784454320
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Egham Hythe · Runnymede and Weybridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137116
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
1,042 pupils · 1,275 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,075 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 186 | 24% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Language | 186 | 17% | 52% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 21% | 58% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 3% | 36% | 59% | |
| Geography | 86 | 21% | 43% | 59% | |
| History | 85 | 36% | 62% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 81 | 12% | 51% | 59% | |
| Biology | 62 | 53% | 92% | 98% | |
| Physics | 62 | 56% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 45% | 94% | 97% | |
| Business | 53 | 6% | 21% | 42% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 18% | 46% | 62% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.