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The Marlborough Science Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Watling Street, St Albans AL1 2QA · themarlboroughscienceacademy.co.uk · 01727 856874

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.4
average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,337
87 over 1,250 places · 107%
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.2%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Marlborough Science Academy Limited

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 200 (Places 235)200September 2023: 192 (Places 234)192September 2024: 186 (Places 233)186September 2025: 189 (Places 233)189September 2026: 182 (Places 235)182Places 235
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262351820.889%
September 2025Sept 20252331890.885%
September 2024Sept 20242331860.888%
September 2023Sept 20232341920.880%
September 2022Sept 20222352000.991%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.4, and 36.4% 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 C (28.9 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: 46.2 (England 46.3)46.22017/18: 46.8 (England 46.5)46.82018/19: 42.2 (England 46.7)42.22021/22: 44.8 (England 48.8)44.82022/23: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52023/24: 44.1 (England 45.9)44.12024/25: 43.4 (England 46.0)43.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.446.0
▼36.4%45.4%
▼60.4%64.8%
●40.1%40.5%
▼3.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form51.7−2.3
Further education40+3.5
Other education0.50
Apprenticeship2+1.1
Employment1.5+0.6
Not in a lasting destination2.9−2.8
Activity not captured1.5+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: 27.6 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 27.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 24.5 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 29.7 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 28.1 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 27.5 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 28.9 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
107 studentsC (28.9)Average -0.09
107 studentsC (29)Average -0.09
24 studentsMerit (23.5)Average -0.15
7.1%AAB or better
94.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24106C- (27.5)+0.05
2022/2380C- (28.1)—
2021/2298C (29.7)—
2018/1978D+ (24.5)-0.26
2017/18100C- (27.1)-0.08
2016/17111C- (27)-0.13
2015/16107C- (27.6)-0.09

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.5−6.4
Further and other education8.3+6.3
Further education3.3—
Other education5—
Apprenticeship2.5−1.4
Employment27.5−2.9
Not in a lasting destination9.2+2.3
Activity not captured5+2.1

Ofsted

The Marlborough Science Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
29 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (293 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
88%
Replies
293
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲71% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 82 parents (28%) with SEND

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