Magnus Church of England Academy
Earp Avenue, Newark, NG24 4AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Martin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Sponsor
- Diocese Of Southwell and Nottingham Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 678
- URN
- 140549
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01636680066
About this school
Magnus Church of England Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Newark. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 678 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 116 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.9 | 36.2 | 35.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.51 -0.77 to -0.24 | -0.50 -0.77 to -0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 15.5% | 20.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 38.8% | 48.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 11.2% | 26.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Magnus Church of England Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.9 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.7 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 754 |
| 2024/25 | 745 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Magnus Church of England Academy compares
Magnus Church of England Academy ranked 41st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.7 | 10.1% | 45.9% | 678 | — |
| The Newark Academy | 45.4 | 7.6% | 26.6% | 1,164 | 0.8 miles |
| The Suthers School | 46.4 | 9.5% | 26.1% | 684 | 2.1 miles |
| The Priory Belvoir Academy | 46.3 | 7.3% | 16.3% | 672 | 9.1 miles |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn | 39.8 | 8.8% | 23.4% | 1,015 | 9.8 miles |
| Toot Hill School | 55.9 | 6.6% | 15.8% | 1,838 | 10.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.9%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.13%
- Persistent absence
- 27.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Newark Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Newark
-
The Suthers School2.1 miles
Secondary · Newark
-
The Priory Belvoir Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
-
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn9.8 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
-
Toot Hill School10.4 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Newark
Magnus Church of England Academy ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Newark.
- The Dukeries Academy Secondary
- The Newark Academy Secondary
- The Suthers School Secondary
- Tuxford Academy Secondary
- All Saints Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school Primary
- Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy Primary
- Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy Primary
- Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School Primary
- Chuter Ede Primary School Primary
- Coddington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Dunham-on-Trent CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Magnus Church of England Academy teach?
- Magnus Church of England Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newark.
- Who is the headteacher of Magnus Church of England Academy?
- The headteacher of Magnus Church of England Academy is Mrs Anna Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Magnus Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Magnus Church of England Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Magnus Church of England Academy?
- Magnus Church of England Academy has 678 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Magnus Church of England Academy full?
- Magnus Church of England Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 678 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Magnus Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Magnus Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Southwell.
- Is Magnus Church of England Academy a selective school?
- No. Magnus Church of England Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Magnus Church of England Academy?
- Magnus Church of England Academy is part of DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Magnus Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.9 in 2022/23 and 35.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Magnus Church of England Academy rank locally?
- Magnus Church of England Academy ranked 41st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Magnus Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Magnus Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Magnus Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Magnus Church of England Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.