Academy sponsor led · South Gloucestershire

Marlwood School

11–18Ages
510Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141341URN

Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 3LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to South Gloucestershire median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

177 applications for 80 places · 6th of 15 in South Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.3of 90

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

11th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to South Gloucestershire median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

177 applications · 80 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 2.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2025 2.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2024 1.7; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2023 1.5; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 1.7; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2016 2.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2015 1.9; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2014 2.4; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the South Gloucestershire median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
South Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Marlwood School (URN 109325), the previous school.

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	80	177	2.2	77	0.96
Sep 2025	93	183	2.0	90	0.97
Sep 2024	103	170	1.7	80	0.78
Sep 2023	118	180	1.5	107	0.91
Sep 2022	117	190	1.6	108	0.92
Sep 2021	119	206	1.7	107	0.90
Sep 2020	112	194	1.7	98	0.88
Sep 2019	102	170	1.7	78	0.76
Sep 2018	95	156	1.6	67	0.71
Sep 2017	105	190	1.8	97	0.92
Sep 2016	98	196	2.0	83	0.85
Sep 2015	101	192	1.9	85	0.84
Sep 2014 *	101	245	2.4	83	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

109 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.311th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%10th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

South Gloucestershire 65% England 66%

This school
South Gloucestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	109	43.3	40%	67%	–
2024/25	109	43.2	39%	61%	–
2023/24	86	47.6	50%	76%	−0.22
2022/23	78	45.1	39%	67%	−0.21

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

Marlwood SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
The Castle School
2.7 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

1.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Patchway Community School
6.2 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Bradley Stoke Community School
6.3 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Winterbourne Academy
7.9 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Abbeywood Community School
9.1 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Brimsham Green School
9.1 km · South Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
10.0 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Yate Academy
10.6 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

1.7applications per place 55.1Attainment 8

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: 141341 · 803/4004
Trust: Pathway Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 510 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Marlwood School (URN 109325)
Address: Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 3LA
Local authority: South Gloucestershire

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