Magdalen College School plans demolition of 1928 building

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

Magdalen College School in Oxford has applied to demolish its 98-year-old 1928 Building as part of a major redevelopment.

Magdalen College School in Oxford has applied to Oxford City Council to demolish its 98-year-old 1928 Building as part of major redevelopment plans for its Cowley Place site. The single-storey timber-framed building currently houses Sixth Form social and study spaces, girls' changing rooms, rehearsal rooms and lost property, and was originally intended to be temporary.

The redevelopment was initially approved by the city council in December 2025 to create a 'sector-leading' sciences building and allow the school to expand its curriculum to include disciplines such as artificial intelligence and Big Data. The original approved plans included only partial demolition of the 1928 Building, along with partial demolition of the Quinn Building.

A new application submitted 10 months later by real estate advisors Bidwells on behalf of the school now proposes the full demolition of the 1928 Building and its replacement with a landscaping scheme. A statement made when the earlier application was approved noted that the school would 'not be in a position to break ground on this project for some time yet'.

How it is being reported

• UK private school plans to demolish 98-year-old building in redevelopmentTop UK private school Magdalen College School has submitted a proposal to demolish a block on its site built in 1928 as part of major redevelopment plans.Oxford Mail · 12 Oct, 17:30
• UK private school plans to demolish 98-year-old building in redevelopmentTop UK private school Magdalen College School has submitted a proposal to demolish a block on its site built in 1928 as part of major redevelopment plans.Oxfordshire Guardian · 12 Oct, 17:30

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