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St John's Marlborough

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Granham Hill, Marlborough SN8 4AX · stjohns.excalibur.org.uk · 01672 516156

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
50.9
average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,692
72 over 1,620 places · 104%
Local authority
Wiltshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
13.3%
First language not English
4.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Excalibur Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 308 families put the school first and 265 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 299 (Places 258)299September 2023: 285 (Places 259)285September 2024: 314 (Places 266)314September 2025: 275 (Places 265)275September 2026: 308 (Places 265)308Places 265
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262653081.2▲85%
September 2025Sept 20252652751▲95%
September 2024Sept 20242663141.2▲84%
September 2023Sept 20232592851.1▲89%
September 2022Sept 20222582991.2▲86%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.9, and 57.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.9 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: 52.7 (England 46.3)52.72017/18: 53.8 (England 46.5)53.82018/19: 56.6 (England 46.7)56.62021/22: 56.4 (England 48.8)56.42022/23: 51.1 (England 46.3)51.12023/24: 53.4 (England 45.9)53.42024/25: 50.9 (England 46.0)50.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲50.946.0
▲57.1%45.4%
▲72.2%64.8%
▲69.9%40.5%
▲4.754.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form60.3−5.9
Sixth form college1.9—
Further education25.7+6.5
Other education0.4−1.5
Apprenticeship4.3+0.8
Employment1.9−0.8
Not in a lasting destination3.1−0.7
Activity not captured2.3−0.4

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: 32.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.0 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.6 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 38.4 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 33.9 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.4 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 33.9 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
188 studentsC+ (33.9)Above average +0.11
188 studentsC+ (33.8)Above average +0.10
46 studentsDist (33.5)Well above average +0.62
17.1%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24191B- (36.4)+0.14
2022/23198C+ (33.9)—
2021/22186B (38.4)—
2018/19176B- (35.7)+0.15
2017/18190C+ (32.6)-0.08
2016/17214C+ (32)+0.06
2015/16176C+ (32.7)+0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University42+1.6
Further education2.4−1.5
Apprenticeship3.9+1.4
Employment28.3−10.6
Not in a lasting destination17.6+6.8
Activity not captured5.9+2.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St John's Marlborough on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
11 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Jan 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (327 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
327
19% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼40% agreeEngland 67%

based on 95 parents (29%) with SEND

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