The Marlborough Science Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL1 2QAPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Marlborough Science Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,337 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.8

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,337

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,337
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
30 Apr 2014	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.