Marlborough School
Marlborough School is a council special school in Sidcup for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 92 pupils, 7 more than it has places for. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools.
Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 9DP020 8300 6896marlborough.bexley.sch.ukDr Elizabeth Smith head teacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
6 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
A level and sixth-form results, 2018
30 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Students | 30 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bexley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bexley with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (34), Severe learning difficulty (29), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (11), Specific learning difficulty (10), language and communications needs (5), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 92 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 85 | 76 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 34% | 34% | 34% | 40% | 40% | 41% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 39% | 36% | 32% | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 86.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 13.5% | 12.1% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 10.2% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 5.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 34.0% | 34.4% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 14.0% | 17.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 10 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2019/20 leavers | 2018/19 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth Infant School | Academy | 210 m | 210 | Good 2019 | 89 | Compare |
| Rose Bruford College | Higher education institutions | 370 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | Academy | 460 m | 245 | Outstanding 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | Academy | 480 m | 241 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 710 m | 1,561 | Good 2022 | 96 | Compare |
| Days Lane Primary School | Academy | 750 m | 653 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | Academy | 840 m | 282 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Hurstmere School | Academy | 850 m | 893 | Requires improvement 2022 | 5 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Marlborough School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Marlborough School yet.
How many pupils does Marlborough School have?
92 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 85 places, so it is 108% full.
What is attendance like at Marlborough School?
Pupils were in school 86.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 34% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Marlborough School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Marlborough School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2018 was NE.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 9DP
- Telephone
- 020 8300 6896
- Website
- www.marlborough.bexley.sch.uk
- Head Teacher
- Dr Elizabeth Smith
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward
- Blackfen & Lamorbey
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- URN
- 101487 · LAESTAB 3037002 · UKPRN 10017876
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.