61%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
54%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
439.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
566
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
33%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Marlwood School · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
61%
-15pp
79%70%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-11pp
53%45%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
43.2
-4.4
50.346.843.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.2
EBacc entry
54%
+8pp
69%58%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
EBacc APS
439.3
+62.6
439.3383.0326.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 439.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
566
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
33%
Contact
Address
Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 3LA
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 39% | 43.2 | Not applicable | 54% | 439.3 | 54% | 566 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 50% | 47.6 | -0.22 | 46% | 376.7 | 46% | 544 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 38% | 45.1 | -0.21 | 67% | 326.8 | 67% | 514 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 53% | 50.3 | -0.26 | 67% | 407.7 | 67% | 497 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 36% | 44.5 | -0.44 | 69% | 336.7 | 71% | 442 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 41% | 43.7 | -0.37 | 51% | 370.0 | 51% | 545 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 50% | 46.7 | -0.42 | 44% | — | 53% | 635 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not applicable | Not eligible | 1 |
| 2017/18 | 28.6 | C | -0.11 | 19% | 58 |
| 2016/17 | 26.3 | C- | -0.18 | 7% | 52 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 566 | 18.2 | 19% | 9% | 18% | 11% | 33% |
| 2023/24 | 544 | 18.4 | 17% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 514 | 17.6 | 16% | 6% | 15% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 497 | 17.8 | 17% | 5% | 14% | 9% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 460 | 17.0 | 14% | 4% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 442 | 15.8 | 10% | 3% | 19% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 635 | 14.3 | 20% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.