Marlwood School
Vattingstone Lane, Bristol, BS35 3LA
510 pupils · 68% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 November 2023, published 12 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 54.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 80 | 77 | 177 | 79 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 93 | 90 | 183 | 93 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 103 | 80 | 170 | 87 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 118 | 107 | 180 | 117 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 117 | 108 | 190 | 115 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 119 | 107 | 206 | 119 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 112 | 98 | 194 | 108 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 102 | 78 | 170 | 95 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Castle School 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Patchway Community School 6.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Winterbourne Academy 7.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Abbeywood Community School 9.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Brimsham Green School 9.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre 10 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.