Marriotts SchoolThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

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

Summary of the comparison

Marriotts School and The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School are secondary schools in Stevenage.

  • Marriotts School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marriotts School was judged the expected standard and The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.4 for Marriotts School and 57.9 for The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Marriotts School (46.9 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School (59.9 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marriotts School versus The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageMarriotts SchoolStevenageThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking64th of 81 in Hertfordshire 26th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,410 1,605
Capacity1,500 1,405
LocationStevenage, SG2 8UT Stevenage, SG1 4AE
GCSE results
Attainment 842.4 57.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths39.0% 64.4% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.8% 83.7% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc30.1% 38.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.67 5.12 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort236 239
A-level results
A-level entries49 184
A-level average points37.1 Stronger figure37.1 35.0
A-level average gradeB- B-
Best 3 A-levels points40.2 Stronger figure37.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects26.3% Stronger figure15.2% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,410 1,605
Free school meals (ever 6)32.9% 10.3%
English as an additional language17.1% 26.4%
SEN support18.8% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.4% 5.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.1% 12.8% 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

The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

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