The Magna Carta School
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The Magna Carta School | |
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Address | |
Thorpe Road Staines , TW18 3HJ England | |
Coordinates | 51°25′40″N 0°31′18″W / 51.42779°N 0.52164°W |
Information | |
Former name | The Egham Hythe Secondary Modern school |
Type | Academy |
Motto | "Respect, Learn, Aspire, Achieve" |
Local authority | Surrey |
Specialist | Technology and IT |
Department for Education URN | 137116 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Executive Head Teacher | Michael del Rio |
Head Teacher | Jeanette Bell |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 1200 |
Houses | Magna, Abbey, Bridge and Thames |
Colour(s) | Red, yellow, green, blue |
Website | www |
The Magna Carta School is an 11–16
Staines, England, which has been awarded specialisms in Technology and ICT. It is named after Magna Carta due to its proximity to Runnymede
, where the document was signed. The school contains over 1200 pupils including over 60 prefects.
At an
OfSTED inspection in 2022, the school received an Inspection Grade of 3 (Requires Improvement).[1]
Achievements
The school was awarded Artsmark Gold status[2] in June 2010 and several student representatives attended an Arts Council England ceremony in Brighton.
The school became the first Apple RTC (Regional Training Centre) in Surrey in 2010; this included a new Apple suite with the introduction of high definition video conferencing for national/international interactive learning.
Notable alumni
- theaudience.
- Wolverhampton Wanderersin the 88th minute.
- Matt Lapinskas, a former pupil, was an actor in EastEnders, playing the part of Anthony Moon. He judges the yearly competition "Magna's Got Talent" at the school[3][4]
- BAFTAnominee.
- Alice Upcott and Edward Upcott[5] and their team from Spelbound, won Britain's Got Talent on UK TV in 2010.
Solar Panels
The school has a MaidEnergy Co-op[6] Community-owned solar panel installation, producing lower carbon power to the school, at a discount price compared to power from the network.
References
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 7 January 2023.
- ^ Magna Carta School Website
- ^ Butt, Russell (6 February 2013). "EastEnder Lapinkas finds Magna's Got Talent". getSurrey. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Noah, Nathan. "Solceller". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Edward Upcott - Biography". Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Edward was born on Sunday 29th December 1991
- ^ "Home". maidenergy.coop.