Great Marlow School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bobmore Lane
 Marlow
 Buckinghamshire SL7 1JE
Telephone: 01628 483752

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Great Marlow School
Trust: Marlow Education Trust
Sponsor: Marlow Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Guy Pendlebury (since June 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Kevin Ford
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 89.96 / 26.85
Non-teaching Staff*: 59.28
Number of pupils: 1428
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.9
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 16.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 4.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 22.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Buckinghamshire
Constituency: Beaconsfield
Electoral Ward: Marlow
School Number: 8255409

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 18th April 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Foxes Piece School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School (1.0km) show on map
  3. Marlow Church of England Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  4. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  5. Burford School (1.5km) show on map
  6. Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (1.6km) show on map
  7. Little Marlow CofE School (1.8km) show on map
  8. Spinfield School (1.9km) show on map
  9. Herries Preparatory School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Bisham Church of England Academy (2.3km) show on map
  11. Cookham Dean CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  12. Claytons Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  13. Cressex Community School (3.7km) show on map
  14. Cookham Rise Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  15. Westfield School (3.9km) show on map
  16. Cookham Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
  17. Chepping View Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  18. Abbey View Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  19. John Hampden Grammar School (4.1km) show on map
  20. E-Act Bourne End Academy (4.1km) show on map
  21. Wycombe High School (4.3km) show on map
  22. Chiltern Wood School (4.3km) show on map
  23. Kite Ridge School (4.3km) show on map
  24. Danesfield School (4.3km) show on map
  25. St Michael's Catholic School (4.3km) show on map
  26. Carrington Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  27. Carrington Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  28. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham (4.5km) show on map
  29. Juniper Hill School (4.6km) show on map
  30. St Paul's Church of England Combined School, ... (4.8km) show on map
  31. Marsh School (5.1km) show on map
  32. Castlefield School (5.2km) show on map
  33. Wycombe Abbey (5.2km) show on map
  34. Loudwater Combined School (5.2km) show on map
  35. Crown House School (5.2km) show on map
  36. Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery (5.2km) show on map
  37. Furze Platt Senior School (5.3km) show on map
  38. High Wycombe Church of England Combined School (5.3km) show on map
  39. The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School (5.4km) show on map
  40. Bowerdean Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  41. Beechview Academy (5.6km) show on map
  42. Oakridge School (5.7km) show on map
  43. Furze Platt Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  44. Furze Platt Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  45. Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire (5.8km) show on map
  46. Hamilton Academy (5.8km) show on map
  47. Wooburn Green Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  48. Maidenhead Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  49. Courthouse Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  50. Alwyn Infant School (5.9km) show on map
  51. Aspire (6.0km) show on map
  52. Hannah Ball Academy (6.1km) show on map
  53. The Highcrest Academy (6.1km) show on map
  54. St Piran's School (6.2km) show on map
  55. Godstowe Preparatory School (6.2km) show on map
  56. Riverside Primary School and Nursery (6.2km) show on map
  57. Unity College (6.3km) show on map
  58. Newlands Girls' School (6.4km) show on map
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  60. Millbrook Combined School (6.4km) show on map
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  70. All Saints Church of England Junior School (7.0km) show on map
  71. The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (7.0km) show on map
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  75. Highworth Combined School and Nursery (7.3km) show on map
  76. Holtspur School & Pre-School (7.4km) show on map
  77. RBWM Alternative Learning Provision (7.5km) show on map
  78. Tylers Green Middle School (7.5km) show on map
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  80. Desborough College (7.6km) show on map
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  90. Lowbrook Academy (8.2km) show on map
  91. Manor Green School (8.2km) show on map
  92. Manor Farm Community Infant School (8.3km) show on map
  93. Manor Farm Junior School (8.3km) show on map
  94. Sir William Ramsay School (8.3km) show on map
  95. Hazlemere Church of England Combined School (8.4km) show on map
  96. Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  97. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  98. Beaconsfield High School (8.8km) show on map
  99. Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  100. Braywick Court School (8.9km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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