The Magna Carta School

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.

The Magna Carta School
Location
Thorpe Road Staines , TW18 3HJ England
Coordinates	51.42779°N 0.52164°W / 51.42779; -0.52164
Information
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	Mr 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.magnacarta.surrey.sch.uk

History

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

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

• Harvey Elliott (attended Magna Carta 2014–2016), a footballer for Liverpool FC. Elliott made his first-team debut in September 2018, becoming the youngest player to play in the EFL Cup, aged 15 years and 174 days.
• 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

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.