OFSTED
10 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Trust
MARLOW EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,395
1,395 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
708
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
687
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.7 pts
below England
School
15.1%
Buckinghamshire
14.9%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Buckinghamshire
18.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Buckinghamshire
2.0%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.6%
1,068
Any other White background
7.9%
110
Pakistani
3.1%
43
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
33
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
29
White and Asian
1.9%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.0%
223 of
1,395 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.9
8.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.48 pts
higher than
England
School
8.70%
Buckinghamshire
5.98%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.52 pts
higher than
England
School
20.33%
Buckinghamshire
14.74%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.61 pts
higher than
England
School
4.42%
Buckinghamshire
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
118.2%
25.9 pts
above England
Great Marlow School
118.2%
Buckinghamshire
99.5%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.