The Marlborough Church of England School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Bicester and WoodstockConstituency

OX20 1LPPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Marlborough Church of England School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,088 pupils. The Marlborough Church of England School is part of River Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.02

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,088

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,088
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: River Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.