Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · secondary school
16th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole we can score, 23 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 4.4/10 against 918 of them, against 4.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 41.1 · 43 | 30% | 1.29 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.09 · 43 | 25% | 1.08 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 44.3 · 42 | 10% | 0.42 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 41.1% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.3, slightly below the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.09 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (4.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.3 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2023.
Getting in. The school has 966 pupils in a capacity of 1100, leaving 134 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are making slightly less progress than the national average? What specific activities or trips are available to students this term? How does the school plan to maintain its Good rating following the 2023 inspection?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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