Marling School is a secondary school located in Stroud. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HE
Website: http://www.marling.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01453762251
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Stuart Wilson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137123

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 818
Number of Pupils: 1168
Number of Boys: 1032
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.42 Confidence interval 0.19 to 0.65
Of the 123 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 119 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:68%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:94%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:69.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Cainscross GL5 4JE 		1out of 4 751 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Rodborough Community Primary School
Rodborough Hill , GL5 3RT 		3out of 4 956 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Callowell Primary School
Barrowfield Road , Farm Hill GL5 4DG 		2out of 4 991 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Beeches Green , GL5 4AB 		3out of 4 1,096 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cashes Green Primary School
Hillcrest Road , Cashes Green GL5 4NL 		3out of 4 1,157 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marling School
Cainscross Road , GL5 4HE 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Stroud High School
Beards Lane , Cainscross Road GL5 4HF 		4out of 4 226 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Archway School
Paganhill , GL5 4AX 		2out of 4 699 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Rose's Special School
Stratford Lawn , GL5 4AP 		3out of 4 1,109 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martins Centre (St Roses School)
Stratford Lawn , GL5 4AP 		- not rated 1,112 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stroud and Cotswold Alternative Provision School
Belle Vue Centre , Belle Vue Road GL5 1JP 		2out of 4 1,641 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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