The Magna Carta School

The Magna Carta School previously The Egham Hythe Secondary Modern school

Motto	"Respect, Learn, Aspire, Achieve"
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Timothy Smith
Location	Thorpe Road Staines TW18 3HJ  England Coordinates: 51°25′40″N 0°31′18″W / 51.42779°N 0.52164°W
Local authority	Surrey
DfE URN	137116 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1200
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16 - 18
Houses	Magna, Abbey, Bridge and Thames
Colours	Red, yellow, green, blue
Website	www.magnacarta.surrey.sch.uk

The Magna Carta School is an 11–16 academy school in Surrey, England, which has been awarded specialisms in Technology and ICT. It is named after the Magna Carta due to its proximity to Runnymede, where the document was signed. The school contains over 1200 pupils including over 60 prefects.

At an OfSTED inspection in July 2013 the school received an Inspection Grade of 2 (Good).^[1]

Achievements

The school was awarded Artsmark Gold status^[2] 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

• Alice Upcott and Edward Upcott^[3] and their team from Spelbound, won Britain's Got Talent on UK TV in 2010.
• Jordan Houghton is a youth football player who plays in the England national under-17 football team. He is also signed to Chelsea F.C..
• 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.
• Adam Upcott

References

2. Magna Carta School Website
3. "Edwardupcott.com - Biography". Retrieved 26 September 2012.