Marshland High School, based in Wisbech, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 16. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character.
Marshland High School currently has around 808 pupils on roll, which is about 100% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 50.6% boys and 49.4% girls. Around 24.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 9.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 33.7%. The school also includes resourced provision, supporting 118 pupils.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (78.7%). other white pupils make up about 15.2%
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
Around 90% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (77%) , including 24% who stay in school sixth forms and 51% progressing to further education , while 7% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | School Road, Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
| Website: | www.marshlandhigh.co.uk |
| Telephone: | 01945584146 |
| School Type: | Academy sponsor led |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Norfolk |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Craig Jansen |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 142396 |
Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2018
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 16 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 810 |
| Number of Pupils: | 808 |
| Number of Boys: | 409 |
| Number of Girls: | 399 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 9.8% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 33.7% | 8.2% |
| White British | 78.70% | 636 |
| Other White | 15.20% | 123 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 1.10% | 9 |
| Unclassified | 1.10% | 9 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 1.10% | 9 |
| Other Mixed | 1.00% | 8 |
| African | 0.60% | 5 |
| Chinese | 0.40% | 3 |
| Indian | 0.40% | 3 |
| White and Black African | 0.10% | 1 |
| White and Asian | 0.10% | 1 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.10% | 1 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Asian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Black | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Walton Community Primary School School Road , West Walton PE14 7HA | - not rated | 150 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| The Gordon Fendick Junior School Tinkers Drove , PE13 3PD | - not rated | 2,712 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Orchards Church of England Primary School Cherry Road , PE13 3NP | - not rated | 2,734 yd | Voluntary controlled school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Orchards Church of England Academy Cherry Road , PE13 3NP | - not rated | 2,734 yd | Academy sponsor led | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| St Augustine CofE VC Infant School Cherry Road , PE13 3NP | - not rated | 2,806 yd | Voluntary controlled school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshland High School School Road , West Walton PE14 7HA | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Marshland High School School Road , West Walton PE14 7HA | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.