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School research · Magdalen College School

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1,415 historical records · 1992–2026 · 22 studies. The years available differ between questions. Past results do not tell you which subjects a new pupil can take.

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Comparison · A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams · 2022, 2025

How do City of London and MCS Oxford compare on A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams?

There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in the share of sixth-form exam entries awarded A or above, or the equivalent. You can still see each year’s figures below.

Measure: Share of all A-level, Pre-U and IB Higher Level entries graded A*–A, Pre-U D1–D3 or IB HL 7–6. Years: 2022, 2025.

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A*–A or equivalent, all sixth-form exams: City of London and MCS Oxford, each year both can be compared. The gap is City of London minus MCS Oxford, in percentage points.
YearCity of London (%)MCS Oxford (%)Gap (points)
202289.4588.660.8
20257581−6
Keep these limits with the answer
  • Comparable figure: TSR’s calculation across every A-level, Pre-U principal-subject and IB Higher Level entry, weighted by entries. Cambridge aligns Pre-U D3 with A and UCAS scores IB 6 like an A.
  • Published results describe different groups of pupils, chosen in different ways. They can’t show the effect of attending a school, or what one pupil would achieve.
  • Only the years both schools can be compared on are used: 2022 and 2025. A missing or excluded year is not a zero result.
  • Fewer than five shared years, which is too few for the period check: it needs five.
  • These figures carry the record’s existing source checks, which are kept apart from background links. This edition didn’t reopen every original publication.
  • Counting A-level A*–A, Pre-U D1–D3 and IB Higher Level 7–6 together is our stated convention, weighted by entries. They are not the same examinations, and entries are not pupils.
  • Historical results: the latest shared year is 2025. They can’t show 2026 results.

0 of the 4 recorded figures behind this comparison have an exact source check for that field and year; 4 are recorded or calculated figures with their support set out in Record details. This is not a fresh check of every source.

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Comparison · Oxford offers / applications · 2024–2025

How do Brighton and MCS Oxford compare on Oxford offers / applications?

There are too few years with comparable figures to judge a pattern in Oxford offer rates. You can still see each year’s figures below.

Measure: Oxford offers divided by applications from the same applying school and named admissions round. Years: 2024–2025.

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Oxford offers / applications: Brighton and MCS Oxford, each year both can be compared. The gap is Brighton minus MCS Oxford, in percentage points.
YearBrighton (%)MCS Oxford (%)Gap (points)
202423.0821.951.13
202540.5428.5711.97
Keep these limits with the answer
  • The rate compares applications and offers in the same admissions round. A school’s count of leavers going to Oxford cannot take the place of either figure.
  • Published results describe different groups of pupils, chosen in different ways. They can’t show the effect of attending a school, or what one pupil would achieve.
  • Only the years both schools can be compared on are used: 2024 and 2025. A missing or excluded year is not a zero result.
  • Fewer than five shared years, which is too few for the period check: it needs five.
  • These figures carry the record’s existing source checks, which are kept apart from background links. This edition didn’t reopen every original publication.
  • Offers are divided by applications made from the same school. An offer is not an acceptance or a final destination. This edition uses Oxford years up to 2025 only, and only those whose applications and offers both have an exact source check.
  • Historical results: the latest shared year is 2025. They can’t show 2026 results.

4 of the 4 recorded figures behind this comparison have an exact source check for that field and year; 0 are recorded or calculated figures with their support set out in Record details. This is not a fresh check of every source.

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Subject study · A-level subjects · 2025

What do MCS Oxford’s recorded A-level subject entries show?

The government’s 2025 completion-cohort table gives 20 subjects with entries. The largest group is Mathematics (132 entries). 18 of them have both A* and A counts printed, so an A*–A percentage can be worked out.

Measure: A-level results by subject for the government’s 2025 completion cohort, with the counts as published. Years: 2025.

Read the figures and their limits
A-level subject entries in the government’s 2025 completion-cohort table for MCS Oxford. A percentage is given only where both grade counts are printed.
SubjectEntriesA*AA* (%)A*–A (%)
Mathematics132624146.9778.03
Chemistry71233432.3980.28
Physics60232538.3380
Mathematics (Further)56321757.1487.5
Biology46222047.8391.3
Economics3591725.7174.29
History274714.8140.74
Government and Politics198742.1178.95
Religious Studies197736.8473.68
Logic / Philosophy15674086.67
Computer Studies / Computing135738.4692.31
English Literature128466.67100
Latin106460100
Art and Design (Fine Art)96266.6788.89
Classical Greek770100100
Geography7070100
Music74257.1485.71
Spanish61416.6783.33
French5Not printedNot printedNot calculatedNot calculated
German4Not printedNot printedNot calculatedNot calculated
Keep these limits with the answer
  • These are not results-day figures, and the entries are not a count of pupils.
  • These are the government’s 2025 completion-cohort entries: qualifications completed by that cohort, not necessarily exams sat in 2025. The group can include up to three years of 16–18 study.
  • Each subject is taken by a different, self-selected group of pupils. Its percentages can’t show teaching quality or what one pupil would achieve.
  • A grade count that wasn’t printed, or was suppressed, is not treated as zero; without it, no percentage is given.
  • This is not a list of the subjects offered now. Check current subjects with the school.
  • No school-wide total, match with other sources or trend across years is drawn from this subject table.
  • These figures carry the record’s existing source checks, which are kept apart from background links. This edition didn’t reopen every original publication.
  • The 2025 completion cohort; not the subjects on offer in 2026.

Each row keeps its own source checks. The original government files weren’t reopened for this edition.

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What does a university destination list actually count?

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We have not yet published a destination study for this school. You can explore the dated university records in its public history below.

Still to confirm now: Which courses and pathways are available now, and which leavers does a newer published table include? The subjects and entry information below are a starting point for that conversation. The historical result cannot answer it.

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What the historical record contains

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Published materialRecorded yearsRecords
university admissions2006–2025114
Exam results1992–20261,199
university outcomes202644
university destinations2003–202558
Exam results and subject historyUniversity destinationsDated entry materialEvery record and its sources

Subjects, entry and the school week

A subject list is only the beginning. You also need to know whether the subjects fit together, what entry conditions apply and how the school day would work. The information below says when each source was checked and which year it concerns. Ask the school to confirm the arrangements for the year your child would join.

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Subjects offered
  • Art (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Biology (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Chemistry (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Computer Science (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Economics (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • English Literature (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • French (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Geography (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • German (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Classical Greek (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • History (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Latin (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Mathematics (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Further Mathematics (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Mandarin (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Music (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Philosophy (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Politics (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Physics (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Spanish (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.
  • Theology (A level): Mandarin is expressly subject to demand.

The school-hosted policy was last reviewed in November 2025 and is due for review in November 2026. We checked the wording still published on 30 September. It does not confirm the offer for 2027 entry.

Checked against a published source · Publication does not state a year · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
  • Curriculum Policy · PDF page 8: subjects currently offered in Sixth Form · read 2026-09-30
Permitted subject combinations
  • Pupils begin Lower Sixth with at least four subjects and take at least three A levels in Upper Sixth. The timetable is newly constructed each year around pupil choices. More than four is generally not possible except Maths/Further Maths sharing one block.
  • Mandarin is subject to demand.
  • The exact timetable for a future intake still needs to be confirmed.

The school describes its usual programme and an exception to it. This does not confirm a particular subject combination for a specified year.

Checked against a published source · Publication does not state a year · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Entry conditions
  • Offers require six GCSE A*/8/9 grades, including intended A-level subjects. Further Maths requires GCSE Mathematics grade 9 and a qualifying Mathematics entrance-test mark; the page gives separate routes for revisiting Further Maths after results. — 16+ / Year 12 entry
  • Applicants whose first language is not English need a strong GCSE/IGCSE English Language pass or IELTS 7, with at least 7.0 in each component. September 2027 registration deadline is 30 September 2026; selection uses tests, interviews and a reference. — 16+ / Year 12 entry

This is the current application page for 2027. It refers to candidates who are studying the IB; that does not mean MCS itself offers the IB diploma.

Checked against a published source · Published for: 2027-28 · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Day and boarding
  • Day: published as available. Boarding: not confirmed.
  • The school describes itself as a selective day school. Its application page requires pupils to live with their parents in the Oxford area. The sources we checked do not confirm boarding provision.

The school describes day provision and a requirement for pupils to live with their family. This does not confirm a boarding option or confirm arrangements for a specified future year.

Checked against a published source · Publication does not state a year · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given
Published fees and other costs
  • Senior School tuition: £10,036.00 per term. VAT: included. Excludes: Sixth Form levy; Catering; Optional music and sports charges.
  • Sixth Form levy: Lower and Upper Sixth: £165.00 per term. VAT: included.
  • Lunch: £6.36 per meal; billed in arrears. VAT: lunch is not subject to VAT.
  • Music lessons: ten lessons: £565.00 per term. VAT: included.

The school publishes tuition fees for 2026/27 and a separate sixth-form levy. Catering and optional charges remain separate; the figures have not been turned into an annual total or a bill for a particular family.

Checked against a published source · Published for: 2026-27 · Entry point: 16+ · Source read: 2026-09-30 · Start date not given · End date not given

Practical details to confirm · Existing dated admissions records

Recent results and their sources

2026

Showing the latest 40 records here. The full evidence catalogue contains all 1,415 records for this school, including earlier and undated material. Each record’s “Source and full figures” link explains where the figure came from, whether the original is accessible and exactly what we checked.

2026

Magdalen College School: A-level including Applied and International, 2026

Examination results

A* grades
250
A count
226
B count
88
C count
18
D count
2
E count
0
What it counts and where it’s from

What it counts:Alevel inc Applied and International Alevel Total

Subject entries:584

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level.

How the source defines it:Alevel inc Applied and International Alevel Total

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, A level 2026: 45% of entries graded A*

Examination results

A*
45%
A*–A
83%
A*–B
97%

Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures.

It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared.

This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.

What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Publications differ. We show each version.

Where it’s from:Publications differ. We show each version.

Worth knowing:Hub and dated results article disagree; detailed PDF retained as a third version. No assumption that URL recency proves revised status.

How the source defines it:School-published A-level grade percentages.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, A level 2026: 43% of entries graded A*

Examination results

A*
43%
A*–A
82%
A*–B
97%

Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures.

It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared.

This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.

What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Publications differ. We show each version.

Where it’s from:Publications differ. We show each version.

Worth knowing:Hub and dated results article disagree; detailed PDF retained as a third version. No assumption that URL recency proves revised status.

How the source defines it:School-published A-level grade percentages.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School: AS-level including Applied and International, 2026

Examination results

Entries
1
A count
1
B count
0
C count
0
D count
0
E count
0
What it counts and where it’s from

What it counts:ASlevel inc Applied and International ASlevel Total

Subject entries:1

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The exact source header defines qualification scope; Applied/International qualifications are not silently excluded. General Studies and AS groups remain separate. No A* grade is invented for AS or pre-2010 GCE A-level.

How the source defines it:ASlevel inc Applied and International ASlevel Total

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: 57.95% of entries at grade 9

Examination results

Entries weighted · weighted course entries, not pupils
956
Grade 1 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
0
Grade 2 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
0
Grade 3 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
0
Grade 4 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
1
Grade 5 weighted total · weighted course entries, not pupils
12

This figure covers a different group from the school-wide series.

What it counts and where it’s from

What it counts:Numbered grade entries

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:ISC published school return. Candidate populations are separate from subject entries; overlapping group totals are not added. A missing school return or an optional zero-filled qualification block doesn’t show non-provision. The other GCSE grading scale is a separate group. Candidate count spans both scales and is kept in a separate school-return population record. Fractional totals are retained as weighted full/short-course totals; pure full-course comparisons are excluded.

How the source defines it:Combined full and short GCSE courses, 9-1 scale only

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Art

Examination results

Grade 7 count
4
Grade 6 count
3
Grade 5 count
2
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Biology

Examination results

Grade 7 count
7
Grade 6 count
1
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Chemistry

Examination results

Grade 7 count
7
Grade 6 count
4
Grade 5 count
1
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Computer Science

Examination results

Grade 7 count
5
Grade 6 count
2
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: English Language

Examination results

Grade 7 count
15
Grade 6 count
16
Grade 5 count
5
Grade 4 count
1
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: English Literature

Examination results

Grade 7 count
20
Grade 6 count
12
Grade 5 count
2
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: French

Examination results

Grade 7 count
5
Grade 6 count
1
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Geography

Examination results

Grade 7 count
4
Grade 6 count
3
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: German

Examination results

Grade 7 count
0
Grade 6 count
0
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Greek (Classical)

Examination results

Grade 7 count
1
Grade 6 count
0
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: History

Examination results

Grade 7 count
5
Grade 6 count
6
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Latin

Examination results

Grade 7 count
1
Grade 6 count
0
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Mandarin

Examination results

Grade 7 count
1
Grade 6 count
0
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures
2026

Magdalen College School, GCSE/IGCSE 2026: Mathematics

Examination results

Grade 7 count
6
Grade 6 count
1
Grade 5 count
0
Grade 4 count
0
Grade 3 count
0
Grade 2 awards
0
What it counts and where it’s from

Where it’s from:Original publication

Worth knowing:Subject-level evidence. Candidate counts cannot be summed to obtain pupils; excluded from schoolwide comparisons.

How the source defines it:Candidates entered for this subject; counts of grades in the stated qualification.

Source and full figures

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