Marlwood School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

South GloucestershireLocal Authority

Thornbury and YateConstituency

BS35 3LAPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Marlwood School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in South Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 510 pupils. Marlwood School is part of Castle School Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

510

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 510
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Castle School Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Jan 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.