Marriotts SchoolBarclay Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stevenage.

Summary of the comparison

Marriotts School and Barclay Academy are secondary schools in Stevenage.

  • Marriotts School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Barclay Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Barclay Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marriotts School was judged the expected standard and Barclay Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for Marriotts School and 49.5 for Barclay Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Marriotts School (46.9 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barclay Academy (52.5 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marriotts School versus Barclay Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageMarriotts SchoolStevenageBarclay AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking64th of 81 in Hertfordshire 46th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,410 992
Capacity1,500 1,181
LocationStevenage, SG2 8UT Stevenage, SG1 3RB
GCSE results
Attainment 842.4 49.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.0% 57.3% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.8% 74.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc30.1% 65.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.67 4.69 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort236 117
A-level results
A-level entries49 55
A-level average points37.1 Stronger figure34.3 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points40.2 Stronger figure34.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects26.3% Stronger figure13.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,410 992
Free school meals (ever 6)32.9% 26.0%
English as an additional language17.1% 14.7%
SEN support18.8% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence9.4% 8.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.1% 23.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Marriotts School

Barclay Academy

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