The Marsh Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB
52
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
31.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,019
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,110 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
177 of 177 families who put it first got an offer
191
Places offered
292
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 177 | 177 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 64 | 10 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 2 | ● 5% |
| 4th preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 292 | 189 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Shaun Simmons
- Address
- Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB
- Phone
- 01797364593
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- New Romney · Folkestone and Hythe
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135290
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SKINNERS' ACADEMIES TRUST
1,019 pupils · 1,110 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 929 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.48 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 170 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.14 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 53 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 167 | 11% | 39% | 59% | |
| English Language | 167 | 6% | 32% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 6% | 31% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 162 | 6% | 30% | 54% | |
| Geography | 97 | 8% | 31% | 45% | |
| History | 93 | 6% | 16% | 31% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 1% | 26% | 49% | |
| Business | 46 | 4% | 28% | 39% | |
| French | 34 | 6% | 29% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 29 | 0% | 17% | 34% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 19% | 31% | |
| Drama | 20 | 0% | 30% | 55% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Photography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14501: The Marsh Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 26% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 34% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.