The Magna Carta School
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| The Magna Carta School | |
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Thorpe Road Staines , TW18 3HJ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′40″N 0°31′18″W / 51.42779°N 0.52164°W |
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| Former name | The Egham Hythe Secondary Modern School |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Respect, Learn, Aspire, Achieve" |
| Established | 2011 (as academy) |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Specialist | Technology and IT |
| Department for Education URN | 137116 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Head Teacher | Michael del Rio |
| Head Teacher | Craig Adams |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1077 |
| Capacity | 1275 |
| Houses | Magna, Abbey, Bridge and Thames |
| Colour(s) | Red, yellow, green, blue |
| Website | www |
The Magna Carta School is an 11–16 academy school in 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.
History
[edit]The school is an academy conversion. It was officially opened on 1st August 2011.[1]
In 2016, students at the school drew up a young people's manifesto to present to MPs after many of the students' homes were hit by severe floods in 2013-14. The students asked for "clearer warnings, grants for defences, help for vulnerable people and pets, and fairer insurance."[2]
In 2023, Raac was found in some of the school's buildings. The school remained open and received funding to mitigate the cost of repair work.[3]
Achievements
[edit]The school was awarded Artsmark Gold status[4] 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
[edit]- Harvey Elliott (attended Magna Carta 2014–2016), a footballer for Liverpool FC. He broke the record for the youngest player in the Premier League when he came on for Fulham FC against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 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[5][6]
- Mykola Pawluk, television video editor and two-times BAFTA nominee.
- Billy Reeves, songwriter and BBC journalist, who wrote hits for Sophie Ellis-Bextor in her first band theaudience.
- Alice Upcott and Edward Upcott[7] and their team from Spelbound, won Britain's Got Talent on UK TV in 2010.
Solar Panels
[edit]The school has a MaidEnergy Co-op[8] Community-owned solar panel installation, producing lower carbon power to the school, at a discount price compared to power from the network.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Magna Carta School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Surrey's flood-hit pupils take manifesto to MPs". BBC News. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Crumbling concrete: Raac found in three more Surrey schools". BBC News. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
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