Great Marlow School, Marlow

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our vision is to offer a high-quality learning environment alongside a rich extracurricular programme. Welcome to Great Marlow, this flourishing school is dedicated to helping every child reach their full potential. Our motto, on show every day, showcases our commitment to create opportunities for every child, support them to release their potential and enable them to achieve excellence."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Great Marlow School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55 in Buckinghamshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 61% in Buckinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.8, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 242 families put Great Marlow School as their first choice and 655 named it as one of their preferences, for 225 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 55 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Great Marlow School are Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (1 mile, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 76.7); Cressex Community School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3); John Hampden Grammar School (2.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.1); and E-Act Bourne End Academy (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.9).

Great Marlow School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Great Marlow School is one of 7 schools run by Marlow Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 138 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Mixed (7%) and Asian (5%).

Great Marlow School had 109 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Marlow Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Britannia Inn (opposite), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 71 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Great Marlow School issued 124 suspensions, 8.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Great Marlow School are Foxes Piece School (0.3 miles), Marlow Church of England Infant School (0.6 miles), Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School (0.6 miles) and St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.