Magdalen Court School
Magdalen Court School is an independent special school in Exeter for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. It has 143 pupils and room for 250.
Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NU01392 494919magdalencourt.orgMs Rowena Schofield principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
22 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 5.1 | – | – | 45.9 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | – | – | 4.08 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 38% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Statistics (6% here, 51% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | 17 | 0% | 6% | 12% | 51% | – |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2019
3 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 30.91 | – | – | – |
| Average A level grade | C | – | – | – |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.57 | – | – | – |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Devon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 143 | 120 | 93 | 63 | 82 | 59 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 93% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter School | Independent (grammar) | 350 m | 973 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School | Academy | 390 m | 615 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Atkinson Secure Children's Home | Secure units | 400 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Maynard School | Independent (grammar) | 610 m | 410 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School | Pupil referral unit | 700 m | 0 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Newtown Primary School | Academy | 860 m | 128 | Requires improvement 2021 | 47 | Compare |
| Wynstream Primary School Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 299 | Report card 2026 | 17 | Compare |
| Exeter Cathedral School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 152 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Magdalen Court School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Magdalen Court School yet.
How good are Magdalen Court School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 2.5, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Magdalen Court School have?
143 pupils aged 5 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 250 places, so it is 57% full.
Does Magdalen Court School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2019 was C.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NU
- Telephone
- 01392 494919
- Website
- www.magdalencourt.org
- Principal
- Ms Rowena Schofield
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 October 1991
- URN
- 113623 · LAESTAB 8786045 · UKPRN 10016430
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.