The Marsh Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Station Road
New Romney
Kent
TN28 8BB
Phone 01797364593
Reference Number 135290

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1017
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.72%
Girls: 48.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 99 77 176
8 105 85 190
9 83 86 169
10 92 93 185
11 91 80 171
12 29 31 60
13 25 36 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.8%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
African 1.1%
White & Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-01-13
Date Report
2022-11-15 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 13 January 2023
2017-02-07 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 17 March 2017
2013-04-30 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 May 2013
2012-03-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 05 April 2012
2011-09-28 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 October 2011
2010-06-16 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 07 July 2010
2009-06-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 July 2009

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
37.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 25.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 40.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 24.93 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 23.15 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 64 10
Third Preference 39 2
From another Local Authority 6 4

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
Fairfield Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BP
0.3 miles
Greatstone Primary School
Baldwin Road, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8SY
1.6 miles
Lydd Primary School
20 Skinner Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9HW
3.21 miles
Dymchurch Primary School
New Hall Close, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 0LE
3.52 miles
Brenzett Church of England Primary School
Straight Lane, Brenzett, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9UA
4.28 miles
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