Marlwood School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · South Gloucestershire
Vattingstone Lane, Bristol, BS35 3LA
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.8%
33.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
510
Capacity used
Has space68%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
90 of 90 families who put it first got an offer
93
Places offered
183
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 90 | 90 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 3 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 183 | 93 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Simmons
- Address
- Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 3LA
- Phone
- 01454862525
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Thornbury · Thornbury and Yate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141341
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PATHWAY TRUST
510 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 597 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
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 | 47.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
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.
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 | 106 | 18% | 46% | 66% | |
| English Language | 106 | 14% | 45% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 105 | 13% | 57% | 71% | |
| History | 80 | 15% | 36% | 43% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 1% | 22% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 18% | 37% | 52% | |
| French | 54 | 28% | 57% | 70% | |
| Geography | 49 | 22% | 53% | 65% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 38 | 8% | 16% | 34% | |
| Physics | 33 | 33% | 85% | 100% | |
| Biology | 32 | 38% | 88% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 31% | 84% | 97% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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 South Gloucestershire 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.