Marshland High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 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
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 142396
- Address
- School Road, West Walton, PE14 7HA
- Website
- www.marshlandhigh.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 824 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 78.2%
Other White 15.3%
Mixed 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
Marshland High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 158
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 89 80 |
| Year 8 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 9 | 163 81 82 |
| Year 10 | 158 71 87 |
| Year 11 | 164 88 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 65.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |