Marlwood School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bristol, BS35 3LA
- Distance
- 2.7km away
The Castle School
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HT
Local ranking2nd of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1733
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 31 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 252
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
133
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 254
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1449
- Boys
- 665 (47%)
- Girls
- 751 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1733 (82% full)
- SEND
- 10.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.0%
- EAL
- 15.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 7.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,584/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
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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: 73.1%
- White Other: 7.5%
- Asian Chinese: 4.1%
- Asian Indian: 3.7%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
73.1%
White British
7.5%
White Other
4.1%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Park Road
Bristol, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 139348
- UKPRN
- 10040650
- Establishment No.
- 4120
- Trust
- PATHWAY TRUST
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