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The Marlborough Church of England School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 52 52.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
52.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
60.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
22.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.30 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 55.4[6] 62.6%[6]
2023/24 52.4[4] 58.4%[4] +0.30[4]
2022/23 53.5[7] 64%[7] +0.32[7]
2021/22 55.2[8] 63%[8] +0.41[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
14.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 32.9%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 15.5%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 27.8%[12]
2018/19 C+[13] 21.6%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
55% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
1% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
28% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
8% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 48%[15] 0%[15] 34%[15] 5%[15] 8%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 46%[16] 0%[16] 38%[16] 7%[16] 5%[16]
2019/20 95%[17] 47%[17] 0%[17] 40%[17] 3%[17] 4%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 42%[18] 0%[18] 40%[18] 8%[18] 6%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
63% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
27% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[20] 52%[20] 53%[20] 9%[20] 28%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 72%[21] 73%[21] 3%[21] 18%[21]
2019/20 83%[22] 51%[22] 54%[22] 8%[22] 21%[22]
2018/19 79%[23] 38%[23] 44%[23] 7%[23] 27%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
70% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
41% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
27% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 81%[26] 40%[26]
2019/20 78%[25] 29%[25] 27%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 59%[27] 28%[27] 24%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 66%[28] 20%[28] 19%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
11 Jul 2023[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
24 Sep 2023[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
20 Feb 2018[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
406 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
194 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
193 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 394[31] 213[31] 167[31] 2.4[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2024 453[31] 208[31] 169[31] 2.7[31] 1.2[31]
Entry Sept 2023 415[31] 187[31] 168[31] 2.5[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2022 423[31] 264[31] 199[31] 2.1[31] 1.3[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1138[1]
Trust
RIVER LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
http://www.marlborough.oxon.sch.uk/[1]
District
West Oxfordshire[32]
Postcode
OX20 1LP[1]
URN
138817[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1085 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
6% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
20.2% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
5.6% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
13.5% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
88.6%[34]
Mixed
7.4%[34]
Asian
1.2%[34]
Black
1.1%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.1%[34]
Unclassified
0.6%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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