Magna Academy

Secondary · state · ages 11–18 · 938 pupils · has a sixth form · BH17 8RE · ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST

GoodOfstedInspected Mar 2023

5.2%GCSE grades 8–9England median 9.6%

9.7%A levels AAB or betterEngland median 12.4%

1.0Applications per placeFirst choices, Year 7 2026

44.3Attainment 8England median 45.8

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25.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 95.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above14.6% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)44.3 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths41.1% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths66.3% (typical 65.8%)

175 pupils at the end of Year 11.

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A13.4% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B26.8% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better9.7% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry32.72 (typical 32.5)

48 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging C. Progress: average (value added +0.13).

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 174 families put it first for 171 places (1.0 first choices per place). 87% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Year 7, 2024	155	133	0.9	100%
Year 7, 2025	176	154	0.9	88%
Year 7, 2026	171	174	1.0	87%

Money

£6,861spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

85%of spending on staff, 70% on teachers

−£49kdeficit carried forward (0.6% of a year's income)

£914ksurplus in the year

Income £7.6m, spending £6.7m (September 2024 to August 2025, 970 pupils).

Run by Aspirations Academies Trust, a trust of 16 academies and 9,642 pupils. The trust holds reserves of −£486k, -0.6% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Progress 8 (how pupils did against similar pupils nationally) isn't published for 2024/25, because these pupils sat no tests at 11 during Covid.
GCSE tables: GCSE (9–1) full courses taken in 2024/25; A-level tables: GCE A levels taken in 2024/25; subjects with 5 or more entries. Small entries swing a lot from year to year.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 95.2% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above14.6% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)44.3 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths41.1% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths66.3% (typical 65.8%)

175 pupils at the end of Year 11.

GCSE grades by subject

Subject	Entries	Grades 8–9	England 8–9	Grades 7+	Grades 4+
Mathematics	175	2.3%	13%	14.9%	76%
English Language	175	4%	9.2%	12.6%	68.6%
English Literature	167	2.4%	9.9%	8.4%	65.9%
Geography	89	6.7%	13.6%	15.7%	61.8%
History	72	5.6%	15.2%	15.3%	54.2%
Spanish	47	4.3%	15.3%	8.5%	72.3%
Art and Design	47	10.6%	13.2%	34%	100%
Design & Technology	24	8.3%	13.3%	16.7%	62.5%
French	23	8.7%	18.1%	13%	87%
Other Modern Languages	18	44.4%	31.4%	50%	61.1%

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A13.4% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B26.8% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better9.7% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry32.72 (typical 32.5)

48 A-level students; average grade C+, best three A levels averaging C. Progress: average (value added +0.13).

A-level grades by subject

Subject	Entries	A*–A	England A*–A	A*	A*–B
Mathematics	15	20%	42.8%	6.7%	26.7%
Sociology	15	13.3%	19.3%	0%	46.7%
Psychology	14	14.3%	19.8%	0%	21.4%
History	13	23.1%	25.5%	7.7%	61.5%
English Literature	9	0%	25.2%	0%	0%
Chemistry	8	25%	33.2%	12.5%	25%
Biology	6	16.7%	29%	16.7%	33.3%
Geography	5	0%	24.2%	0%	0%
Physics	5	0%	32.6%	0%	0%

Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Year 7, 2024

155

133

0.9

100%

Year 7, 2025

176

154

0.9

88%

Year 7, 2026

171

174

1.0

87%