Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys located by The Plain in Oxford, England. It was founded as part of Magdalen College, Oxford by William Waynflete in 1480.
The Good Schools Guide described the school as having "A comfortable mix of brains, brawn and artistic flair but demanding and challenging too," adding, "Not what you might expect a boys' public school to look like or feel like.".
The school was named Independent School...
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Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys located by The Plain in Oxford, England. It was founded as part of Magdalen College, Oxford by William Waynflete in 1480.
The Good Schools Guide described the school as having "A comfortable mix of brains, brawn and artistic flair but demanding and challenging too," adding, "Not what you might expect a boys' public school to look like or feel like.".
The school was named Independent School of the Year by the Sunday Times in 2004 and in 2008, the first boys school to achieve this award twice. It is widely regarded as one of the leading schools in the country.
The school is headed by a Headmaster (known at Magdalen as simply "the Master") and a Board of Governors, who appoint the Head. It has both a senior school and a junior school. It contains 6 boys' houses in Big School each headed by a housemaster, selected from the more senior members among the teaching staff, who number some 160. There are also six separate houses in the...
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