Royal Latin SchoolMagdalen College School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Royal Latin School and Magdalen College School are secondary schools.
Royal Latin School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Magdalen College School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Royal Latin School is ahead on our composite score.
Royal Latin School was judged Good and Magdalen College School was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.0 for Royal Latin School and 44.2 for Magdalen College School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Royal Latin School (78.8 in 2021-22, 75.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Magdalen College School (49.3 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BuckinghamRoyal Latin School | BrackleyMagdalen College School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | 20th of 23 in West Northamptonshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,326 | 1,293 | |
| Capacity | 1,189 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Buckingham, MK18 1AX | Brackley, NN13 6FB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 75.0 Stronger figure | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 97.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 173 | 227 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 217 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 45.6 Stronger figure | 29.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 45.4 Stronger figure | 30.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 52.1% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,322 | 1,358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.4% | 11.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.5% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 5.6% | 9.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 21.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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