Academy sponsor led · Kent

The Marsh Academy

11–18Ages
1,019Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135290URN

Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

1.6 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

253 applications for 168 places · 99th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.7of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

68th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

1.6 below Kent median (3.1) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

253 applications · 168 places offered · 143 named it first

2026 1.5; Kent median median 3.1
2025 1.5; Kent median median 3.0
2024 1.4; Kent median median 3.2
2023 1.5; Kent median median 3.2
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.9
2021 1.5; Kent median median 3.6
2020 1.5; Kent median median 3.1
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.9
2018 1.7; Kent median median 3.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 3.0
2016 1.8; Kent median median 3.3
2015 1.8; Kent median median 3.2
2014 1.7; Kent median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	168	253	1.5	143	0.85
Sep 2025	191	292	1.5	177	0.93
Sep 2024	175	245	1.4	154	0.88
Sep 2023	187	285	1.5	164	0.88
Sep 2022	168	264	1.6	182	1.08
Sep 2021	183	280	1.5	155	0.85
Sep 2020	178	262	1.5	152	0.85
Sep 2019	177	290	1.6	151	0.85
Sep 2018	180	297	1.7	171	0.95
Sep 2017	177	296	1.7	178	1.01
Sep 2016	153	268	1.8	129	0.84
Sep 2015	148	262	1.8	125	0.84
Sep 2014	128	212	1.7	114	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.768th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%57th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.25

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	38.7	33%	55%	–
2024/25	170	37.7	25%	48%	–
2023/24	152	36.6	20%	46%	−0.25
2022/23	174	37.6	23%	51%	−0.10

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Marsh AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
13.4 km · Kent

2026

3.0applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Rye College
15.6 km · East Sussex

Good2023

1.8applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
17.0 km · Kent

Good2024

1.9applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
The Folkestone School for Girls
17.4 km · Kent

Good2024

2.2applications per place 62.3Attainment 8 Selective
The North School
18.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.4applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Turner Free School
18.2 km · Kent

Good2022

3.5applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
The Norton Knatchbull School
18.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 64.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Harvey Grammar School
18.4 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135290 · 886/6909
Trust: Skinners' Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,110 pupils · 1,019 on roll
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2007
Replaced: Southlands Community Comprehensive School (URN 118877)
Address: Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources