Marlwood School
About the school
Marlwood School is an open secondary school in South Gloucestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 November 2023
- Published
- 12 December 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.2
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 39.40%
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.60%
- South Gloucestershire
- 61.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 54.10%
- South Gloucestershire
- 25.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.03
- South Gloucestershire
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
566
Girls
44.35%
Boys
55.65%
SEN support
15.19%
Education, health and care plan
3.89%
English as an additional language
8.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.02%
Overall absence
11.19
Persistent absence
33.33
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
78
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%