St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Ofsted: Good
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Oswestry, SY10 7BD
- Distance
- 7.8km away
The Marches School
Morda Road, Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Local ranking9th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 236
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
85
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 205
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1396
- Boys
- 682 (51%)
- Girls
- 664 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (90% full)
- SEND
- 15.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 9.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 91.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,638/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
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.8%
- White Other: 8.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.6%
84.8%
White British
8.7%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136979
- UKPRN
- 10034750
- Establishment No.
- 4437
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
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