Marlwood School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 25/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vattingstone Lane, Bristol, BS35 3LA
Website: www.marlwood.com
Telephone: 01454862525
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Seema Purewal
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141341

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1365
Number of Pupils: 460
Number of Boys: 242
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.72 to -0.16
Of the 83 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 81 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:69%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Greenhill , Alveston BS35 2QX
3out of 4 1,094 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Gillingstool Primary School
Gillingstool , Thornbury BS35 2EG
2out of 4 2,170 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Church Road , Thornbury BS35 1HJ
4out of 4 2,529 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Crossways Infant School
Knapp Road , Thornbury BS35 2HQ
3out of 4 2,945 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
Easton Hill Road , Thornbury BS35 1AW
3out of 4 2,989 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle School
Park Road , Thornbury BS35 1HT
3out of 4 2,938 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tockington Manor School
Washingpool Hill Road , Tockington BS32 4NY
- not rated 2,608 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sheiling School
Thornbury Park , Park Road BS35 1HP
- not rated 2,845 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
New Siblands School
Easton Hill Road , Thornbury BS35 2JU
4out of 4 3,051 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.