Marlborough School, Sidcup
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Marlborough School excels at understanding and meeting each pupil's unique needs through carefully planned, individualised learning. Staff are highly trained experts who teach communication skills in practical, everyday situations - from choosing snacks to using switches to request activities. The school goes far beyond academics, preparing pupils for independence and adulthood through life skills, enriching visits, and work experience opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Exceptionally high quality, tailored education that meets each pupil's individual needs and starting points
- Expert staff who use a wide range of communication strategies adapted to individual pupils, including symbols, photographs, gestures and speech
- Outstanding approach to behaviour management with thoughtfully adapted classroom environments and well-established routines
- Extensive enrichment activities including creative arts weeks, residential stays, work experience at local park, football club and café
- Strong leadership that has improved standards through staff development and training
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders prioritising pupil safety and creating an open and positive safeguarding culture.
Extracurricular Activities
Creative arts weeks, residential overnight stays, work experience at local park/football club/café, theatre visits, museum visits
Marlborough School is a wonderfully nurturing special school where pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism are kept safe by well-qualified and caring staff. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
33.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
92 pupils
85 capacity
7 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Sidcup
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sidcup
Admissions Demand - Bexley
Places available
3,303
Applications
2,996
Got 1st preference
70.7%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Bexley (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
13.52368%
Overall absence
34.04255%
Persistent absence
47
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Marlborough School
Chatsworth Infant School
Burnt Oak Junior School
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
Days Lane Primary School
Sherwood Park Primary School
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Birkbeck Primary School
West Lodge School
Alderwood Primary School
Longlands Primary School
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