The Marvell College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Unique reference
142391
Address
Barham Road, HU9 4EE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1237 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
7.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.7%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84%
Other White 6%
Unclassified 6%
Mixed 1.4%
African 1.2%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 25%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.5
Local authority average 40.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.38
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award58
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award21
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award46
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award29
MultimediaTechnical Award29
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award18
Speech & DramaTechnical Award22
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE38
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Marvell College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
232
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
272
2nd preference
147
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
210
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
247
134
113
Year 8
260
133
127
Year 9
265
140
125
Year 10
242
125
117
Year 11
223
108
115
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
73.0%
74.6%
85.5%
Further education
21.0%
23.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
3.0%
17.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
49.0%
33.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
7.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
12.0%
11.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
3.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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