Marling School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stroud, GL5 4HE
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Archway School
Paganhill, Stroud, GL5 4AX
Local ranking39th of 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1215
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 150
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 27.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 46.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
22.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
62
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 144
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1045
- Boys
- 544 (52%)
- Girls
- 509 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1215 (87% full)
- SEND
- 15.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.8%
- EAL
- 8.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 11.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 63.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,150/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.0%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
- Other: 1.1%
83.0%
White British
7.0%
White Other
2.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 115723
- UKPRN
- 10000349
- Establishment No.
- 4032
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