The Marches School is a secondary school located in Oswestry. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Morda Road, Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Website: http://marchesschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01691664400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Pearson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136979

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1460
Number of Boys: 706
Number of Girls: 754

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.17 Confidence interval -0.33 to -0.01
Of the 256 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 239 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Upper Brook Street , SY11 2TG
3out of 4 362 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Morda CofE Primary School
Morda , SY10 9NR
2out of 4 1,470 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
Middleton Road , SY11 2LF
2out of 4 1,635 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School
Gittin Street , SY11 1DT
3out of 4 1,691 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Meadows Primary School
Harlech Road , SY11 2EA
3out of 4 2,246 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Marches School
Morda Road , SY11 2AR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oswestry School
Upper Brook Street , SY11 2TL
- not rated 426 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.