# Magna Carta Primary Academy

Magna Carta Primary Academy is a primary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142771. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 194
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 142771

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 18 December 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Magna Carta Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bentfield Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentfield-primary-school-and-nursery-e114978): 700 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-foundation-primary-school-e115269): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Forest Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hall-school-e141328): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142771)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142771)

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