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Magnus Church of England Academy

Earp Avenue, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4AB ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025Church of England
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At a glance

A state Church of England secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Newark. Ofsted inspection (February 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 35.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 97 families put it first for 140 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
678
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Academy trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Anna Martin
Opened
Feb 2014
School website 01636680066 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 4 Feb 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 120 pupils

Attainment 8
35.7
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
20.8%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
48.3%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.50
2023/24 · CI -0.77 to -0.23
This school
35.7
Nottinghamshire
46.8
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
140
1st preferences
97
All applications
197
1st prefs per place
0.69
Fewer first choices than places

97 of 97 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
745
Capacity
1,050
65% full
Girls / boys
47/53
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)45.9%
  • English as an additional language15.2%
  • SEN support21.6%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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