Marlborough School

Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, Bexley, DA15 9DP

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

11–19

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Bexley →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 88 / 85 (104%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

40.4%

Disadvantaged

36.4%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Where pupils go next

100%

Sustained destination

100%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

13.5%

Overall absence

34.0%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

14.2

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.8 vs 2023/24

6.7

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

28.68

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +3.7 vs 2023/24

£56,004

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 27% on leadership pay

↑ +£7,983 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.8

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£37,951

Spend per pupil

£34,766

Income per pupil

31%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.