Academy converter · Wiltshire

St John's Marlborough

11–18Ages
1,692Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138623URN

Granham Hill, Marlborough, SN8 4AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

373 applications for 265 places · 20th of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.8of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

3rd of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

373 applications · 265 places offered · 308 named it first

2026 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2014 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6

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

This school
Wiltshire 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	265	373	1.4	308	1.16
Sep 2025	265	342	1.3	275	1.04
Sep 2024	266	374	1.4	314	1.18
Sep 2023	259	362	1.4	285	1.10
Sep 2022	258	400	1.6	299	1.16
Sep 2021	259	445	1.7	314	1.21
Sep 2020	260	336	1.3	262	1.01
Sep 2019	255	355	1.4	278	1.09
Sep 2018	256	345	1.4	286	1.12
Sep 2017	259	376	1.5	289	1.12
Sep 2016	257	370	1.4	281	1.09
Sep 2015	253	364	1.4	286	1.13
Sep 2014	250	390	1.6	310	1.24

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

256 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.83rd of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%3rd of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	256	51.8	56%	76%	–
2024/25	259	50.9	57%	72%	–
2023/24	257	53.4	59%	81%	+0.36
2022/23	261	51.1	54%	74%	+0.08

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

St John's MarlboroughThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
Pewsey Vale School
8.9 km · Wiltshire

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
13.4 km · Swindon

Good2023

2.4applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
John O'Gaunt School
14.9 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Commonweal School
15.4 km · Swindon

Remains Good · improving2023

2.5applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
The Deanery CofE Academy
15.6 km · Swindon

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.0applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Lawn Manor Academy
15.7 km · Swindon

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
The Dorcan Academy
16.1 km · Swindon

Good2022

1.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic College
16.8 km · Swindon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 46.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138623 · 865/5405
Trust: Excalibur Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,620 pupils · 1,692 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: St John's Marlborough (URN 126500)
Address: Granham Hill, Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Local authority: Wiltshire

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