Hertfordshire
The Marlborough Science Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 43.4 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 43.4
- Attainment 8
- 52%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.10
- Progress 8
- [-0.30, 0.10]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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We have not collected Hertfordshire council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for its allocation booklet.
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: places available · Year 8: no places · Year 9: no places · Year 10: no places · Year 11: no places. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 235 | 182 | 162 (89%) | 621 |
| September 2025 | 233 | 189 | 160 (85%) | 624 |
| September 2024 | 233 | 186 | 164 (88%) | 620 |
| September 2023 | 234 | 192 | 154 (80%) | 663 |
| September 2022 | 235 | 200 | 181 (91%) | 643 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 100 | Not published | Not published | 13% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 99 | Not published | Not published | 24% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 104 | 1% England 1% | 14% England 18% | 15% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 74 | 0% England 1% | 5% England 15% | 5% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 90 | 0% England 1% | 12% England 16% | 12% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 96 | 1% England 1% | 5% England 14% | 10% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 217 | 43.4 | — | 51.6% | 40.1% | 3.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 205 | 44.1 | -0.10 | 59.0% | 46.3% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 202 | 45.5 | -0.18 | 61.0% | 53.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 211 | 44.8 | -0.25 | 57.0% | 36.0% | 3.9 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 138042 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Annie Thomson |
| Trust | THE MARLBOROUGH SCIENCE ACADEMY LIMITED |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | AL1 2QA |
| Latest pupils | 217 |
| FSM eligible | 19.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Watling Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2QA
http://www.themarlboroughscienceacademy.co.uk/View local authority page1727856874| DfE number | 5414 |
| UKPRN | 10037014 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 28 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 28 Jan 2024 |