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Marlwood School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3LA · marlwood.com · 01454 862525
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.2
- average Attainment 8 score. South Gloucestershire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 510
- 68% of 750 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pathway Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 80 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 80 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 93 | 90 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | 80 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 107 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | 108 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 39.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Gloucestershire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C (28.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.4 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 43 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 5.8 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 students | C (28.6) | Average -0.11 | |
| 56 students | C (28.6) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 50 | C- (26.3) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 77 | C (30.1) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53 | +17 |
| Further education | 4 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −12 |
| Employment | 28 | −12 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | 0 |
Ofsted
Marlwood School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 180
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (31%) with SEND