St John's Marlborough, Marlborough

In its own words: "St John’s has a wide range of facilities that are available to hire outside of the school day and during school holidays. Most of our facilities are available for hire from 17:00-22:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00-16:00 on weekends. Access at other times may be negotiable for some facilities."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St John’s, we are proud to be a community where every student is valued and where ambition, integrity, and respect shape all that we do. We hold high aspirations for every young person who walks through our doors, believing deeply in their potential to thrive."

In 2026, pupils at St John's Marlborough averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wiltshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.36: pupils made above 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 37.2, against 54 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 308 families put St John's Marlborough as their first choice and 373 named it as one of their preferences, for 265 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 45 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

St John's Marlborough is one of 20 schools run by Excalibur Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.8 in 2024/25.

327 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John's Marlborough (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 54% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (54%).

Of the 257 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 205 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 213 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 50 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

St John's Marlborough has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St John's Marlborough.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Johns School (w-bound), 230 metres away.

In 2024/25, St John's Marlborough issued 207 suspensions, 12.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St John's Marlborough are Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School (0.1 miles) and Preshute Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.