Marlborough College
Other independent school · Mixed · Wiltshire
Marlborough College, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,003
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,155 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Louise Moelwyn-Hughes
- Address
- Marlborough College, Bath Road, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA
- Phone
- 01672892200
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Marlborough West · East Wiltshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 126516
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 27% | — | — |
1,003 pupils · 1,155 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 23.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.05 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 46.38 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 23.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 194 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 218 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 180 | 60% | 89% | 97% | |
| Geography | 137 | 65% | 92% | 99% | |
| Physical Education | 87 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 35 | 71% | 94% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 63% | 91% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 66% | 91% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 16 | 75% | 88% | 94% | |
| Music | 15 | 47% | 93% | 100% | |
| Drama | 11 | 91% | 100% | 100% | |
| Other Sciences | 11 | 55% | 82% | 91% | |
| Russian | 9 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 69 | 9% | 45% | 90% | |
| Mathematics | 68 | 12% | 54% | 82% | |
| Government and Politics | 67 | 19% | 49% | 88% | |
| Business Studies | 46 | 13% | 46% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 37 | 16% | 41% | 86% | |
| History | 36 | 11% | 53% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 35 | 20% | 54% | 86% | |
| Geography | 31 | 10% | 39% | 84% | |
| Biology | 29 | 24% | 55% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 11% | 63% | 96% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 27 | 19% | 37% | 70% | |
| Physics | 25 | 16% | 48% | 76% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13268: Marlborough College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.