Marlwood School

Marlwood School

Motto	Working Together For Excellence (originally Disce Aut Discede)
Established	1606
Type	Academy
Trust	Castle School Education Trust
Headteacher	Mr James Pope
Location	Vattingstone Lane Alveston Gloucestershire BS35 3LA England Coordinates: 51°35′35″N 2°32′21″W / 51.5931°N 2.5391°W / 51.5931; -2.5391
DfE number	803/4004
DfE URN	141341 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Capacity	1,365
Students	830
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Colours	Green, maroon
Former name	Thornbury Grammar School
Website	marlwood.com

Marlwood School (founded 1606) is a state-funded secondary school located in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, just north of Bristol, England. It is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.

Ofsted Report

In the most recent Ofsted report on Marlwood School, it received a '3' score, meaning that improvement is required. This was a drop from its score during the previous assessment where it scored a '2' (good).

History

Grammar school

The school was founded in 1606 as Thornbury Grammar School. In the following centuries it was housed in a number of buildings throughout Thornbury, before finally moving to the buildings that are now the sixth form centre for The Castle School.

Comprehensive

Thornbury Grammar School was relocated to new buildings on the outskirts of neighbouring Alveston in 1972 where it received its first comprehensive intake and was renamed Marlwood School under the headship of Terry Fazey.

Academy

Marlwood School converted to academy status on 1 November 2014 and is now independent of local authority control. However the school continues to coordinate with South Gloucestershire Council for admissions.

Academics

It is a Beacon school and has attained the status of Science College, due to excellence at science. Marlwood has around 1,200 pupils and a sixth form department, with over 200 students studying AS, A2 and BTEC qualifications.

The school produces a newsletter known as 'Grapevine' as well as a once-a-term newsletter.

External links

Schools in Gloucestershire (including South Gloucestershire)

Primary	The British School

Secondary	Abbeywood Community School Archway School All Saints' Academy Beaufort Co-operative Academy Balcarras School Barnwood Park Arts College Bradley Stoke Community School Brimsham Green School Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy The Castle School Cheltenham Bournside School Chipping Campden School Chipping Sodbury School Chosen Hill School Churchdown School Academy Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester Kingshill School Cleeve School Cotswold School The Dean Academy Dene Magna School Downend School Farmor's School The Forest High School Gloucester Academy The Grange School Hanham Woods Academy John Cabot Academy Katharine Lady Berkeley's School King's Oak Academy Maidenhill School Mangotsfield School Marlwood School Millbrook Academy Newent Community School Patchway Community College Pittville School Rednock School The Ridings' Yate Academy The Riding's Winterbourne Academy Severn Vale School Sir Bernard Lovell School Sir William Romney's School St Peter's High School Tewkesbury School Thomas Keble School Winchcombe School Wyedean School

Grammar	The Crypt School High School for Girls Marling School Pate's Grammar School Ribston Hall High School Sir Thomas Rich's School Stroud High School

Sixth form colleges	Cirencester College Downfield Sixth Form Gloucestershire College

Independent (senior)	Cheltenham College Cheltenham Ladies' College St Edward's School

Independent (all ages)	Dean Close School The King's School, Gloucester Rendcomb College Westonbirt School Wycliffe College Wynstones School

Special education	Alderman Knight School National Star College

Defunct	Cirencester Grammar School Hanham High School Oriel School Rose Hill School Tewkesbury Academy Vale of Berkeley College

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