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Marriotts School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Brittain Way, Stevenage SG2 8UT · marriotts.herts.sch.uk · 01438 726999

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.4
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Last distance offered
0.85 mi
1.37 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · In Priority Area, Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,415
94% of 1,500 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.9%
First language not English
18.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school; in September 2024 it was 0.95 mi (1.53 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 297 families put the school first and 221 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 286 (Places 231)286September 2023: 323 (Places 227)323September 2024: 275 (Places 233)275September 2025: 273 (Places 228)273September 2026: 297 (Places 221)297Places 221
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262212971.3▲71%
September 2025Sept 20252282731.2▲68%
September 2024Sept 20242332751.2▲74%
September 2023Sept 20232273231.4▲62%
September 2022Sept 20222312861.2▲70%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – In Priority Area, Not Nearest SchoolDistance
September 20250.85 mi1.37 km
September 20240.95 mi1.53 km
September 20230.65 mi1.04 km
September 20220.97 mi1.57 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 40.9 (England 46.3)40.92017/18: 45.8 (England 46.5)45.82018/19: 45.0 (England 46.7)45.02021/22: 46.9 (England 48.8)46.92022/23: 42.4 (England 46.3)42.42023/24: 39.6 (England 45.9)39.62024/25: 42.4 (England 46.0)42.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.446.0
▼39.0%45.4%
▼56.8%64.8%
▼30.1%40.5%
▼3.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form43−10.6
Sixth form college1.4—
Further education37.6+7.6
Other education1.8+1.4
Apprenticeship3.2+0.2
Employment4.5+0.6
Not in a lasting destination6.3−1
Activity not captured2.3+0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 19.8 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 25.6 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 24.0 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 29.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 31.4 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.6 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 37.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
49 studentsB- (37.1)Average +0.01
52 studentsB- (37.3)Average +0.03
77 studentsMerit+ (29.6)Average -0.02
20 studentsDist- (33.1)Average -0.28
26.3%AAB or better
92.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2478C (30.6)-0.07
2022/2377C (31.4)—
2021/2266B- (35.1)—
2018/1937C (29.9)-0.17
2017/1841D+ (24)-0.46
2016/1748C- (25.6)-0.30
2015/1640D (19.8)-0.43

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University44.1−4.5
Further education2.80
Apprenticeship9.7+3.3
Employment29−0.4
Not in a lasting destination10.3+0.2
Activity not captured4.1+1.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Marriotts School on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
13 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
79%
Positive
74%
Replies
110
8% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼73% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼74% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼72% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●42% agreeEngland 43%

based on 33 parents (30%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼59% agreeEngland 63%

based on 43 parents (39%) with SEND

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