Marling School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stroud, GL5 4HE
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Stroud High School
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HF
Local ranking2nd of 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
835
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 74.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 99.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 96.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
41.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
41.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
150
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 33.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 314
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1106
- Boys
- 46 (4%)
- Girls
- 1098 (96%)
- Capacity
- 835 (137% full)
- SEND
- 4.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 3.3%
- EAL
- 6.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.1%
- SEN Support
- 4.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,758/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
- 5.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 68.5%
- Asian Other: 7.1%
- White Other: 6.4%
- Asian Indian: 4.8%
- Black African: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.7%
68.5%
White British
7.1%
Asian Other
6.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Beards Lane
Stroud, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136874
- UKPRN
- 10034132
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- STROUD HIGH SCHOOL
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