The Marsh AcademyBrockhill Park Performing Arts College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Marsh Academy and Brockhill Park Performing Arts College are secondary schools.
The Marsh Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Brockhill Park Performing Arts College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Marsh Academy is ahead on our composite score.
The Marsh Academy was judged Good and Brockhill Park Performing Arts College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.7 for The Marsh Academy and 37.4 for Brockhill Park Performing Arts College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Marsh Academy (40.1 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (38.5 in 2021-22, 37.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | New RomneyThe Marsh Academy | HytheBrockhill Park Performing Arts College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 64th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | 83rd of 102 in Kent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,017 | 1,358 | |
| Capacity | 1,110 | 1,384 | |
| Location | New Romney, TN28 8BB | Hythe, CT21 4HL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 Stronger figure | 37.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.3% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.6% | 48.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.9% | 45.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 Stronger figure | 3.21 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 170 | 225 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 53 | 56 | |
| A-level average points | 25.1 Stronger figure | 18.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | D- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 23.1 Stronger figure | 17.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,017 | 1,358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 40.2% | 33.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 25.3% | 16.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 9.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.8% | 30.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
The Marsh Academy
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