Great Marlow School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 136964
- Address
- Bobmore Lane, SL7 1JE
- Website
- www.gms.bucks.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1446 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 77%
Other White 8.2%
Mixed 6%
Pakistani 3.4%
Indian 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 76 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 118 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 75 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
| English Language | GCSE | 227 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 224 |
Admissions
Great Marlow School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 159
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 127 103 |
| Year 8 | 229 116 113 |
| Year 9 | 252 140 112 |
| Year 10 | 238 126 112 |
| Year 11 | 234 109 125 |
| Year 12 | 133 62 71 |
| Year 13 | 130 65 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 49.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 76.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 39.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 35.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.2% 1.7% |