Marlwood School

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Marlwood School
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Address
Marlwood School
Vattingstone Lane

Alveston
,
Gloucestershire
,
BS35 3LA

England
Coordinates 51°35′35″N2°32′21″W / 51.5931°N 2.5391°W / 51.5931; -2.5391
Information
Type Academy
MottoWorking Together For Excellence
(Originally Disce Aut Discede, Latin for "Learn or Leave")
Established1606;418 years ago (1606)
(converted to academy in 2014)
TrustCastle School Education Trust
Department for Education URN 141341 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherSeema Purewal
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrollment550
Capacity750
HousesBerkeley; Holt; Kingsley; Witton
Colour(s)Bottle green and maroon (grey blazer); House Colours: Blue, Red, Yellow, Purple
Former nameThornbury Grammar School
Website marlwood.com
Marlwood School

Marlwood School (founded 1606) is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the CSET multi-academy trust. Located at Alveston, South Gloucestershire, it is situated on the B3561 on the outskirts of the south-west of the village.

Contents

Marlwood School has around 550 pupils aged 11–16. [1]

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, Marlwood was rated ‘Good’ in all areas. [1]

House system

The modern-day school operates a house system, whereby students are divided up into four houses, which are named after old English words for woodland and thus pick up the theme of ‘wood’ in Marlwood, the school site at one time being woodland belonging to the Marlwood estate. Houses are then broken down into tutor groups for each house per year. Each House is led by a member of staff and all staff members belong to a house: [2]

HouseColour
KingsleyYellow
HoltRed
BerkeleyBlue
WittonPurple

The houses compete throughout the year in various sporting, academic and performing art competitions.

History

Grammar school

The school was founded in 1606 as Thornbury Free School. In the following centuries, it was housed in a number of buildings throughout Thornbury. In 1879 the school merged with Attwell’s Free School to become Thornbury Grammar School, moving to buildings on Gloucester Road. [3]

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. [3]

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. The school is now part of the education trust CSET (Castle School Education Trust). [4]

It was formerly a Beacon school and had attained the status of Science College, due to excellence at science.

Sixth form provision is shared with The Castle School and based in the old Thornbury Grammar School buildings.

Notable alumni

Media

Marlwood School featured in the BBC Two series, School in November 2018. [4] The head explained the impossible nature of improving a school, with declining numbers, a then poor Ofsted judgement and annual cuts to an inadequate budget. He was filmed writing his resignation letter. This act was received favourably and with sympathy by fellow headteachers. [10]

See also

The Castle School

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marlwood School Ofsted Report: November 2023". Ofsted.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ https://www.marlwood.com/Students/Sources-of-Support/
  3. 1 2 "History - Thornbury Grammar School". Thornbury Grammar School. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 Weale, Sally (2 November 2018). "BBC film crew documents England's school funding crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Sims, Aaron (22 November 2016). "Olympic medallist Sally Conway inspires pupils in Thornbury and Alveston with school visits". Gazette Series. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Iles, Rob (17 March 2011). "Interview with champion trainer Paul Nicholls ahead of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival". Gazette. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Schoolfriends are reunited". Gazette. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Ferguson, Donna (27 November 2018). "BBC headteacher tells of outpouring of sympathy after he resigned on TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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