Marlborough School
Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, DA15 9DP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Dr Elizabeth Smith
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 101487
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083006896
About this school
Marlborough School is a community special school in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 92 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Marlborough School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.43%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 13.52%
- Persistent absence
- 34.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rose Bruford College0.2 miles
Universities · Sidcup
-
West Lodge School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Benedict House Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
-
Cleeve Meadow School1.1 miles
Free Schools · Sidcup
-
Merton Court School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
- Cleeve Meadow School Free Schools
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marlborough School teach?
- Marlborough School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sidcup.
- Who is the head teacher of Marlborough School?
- The head teacher of Marlborough School is Dr Elizabeth Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marlborough School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marlborough School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Marlborough School?
- Marlborough School has 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Marlborough School full?
- Marlborough School has capacity for 85 pupils and 92 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marlborough School a faith school?
- No. Marlborough School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Marlborough School have?
- The schools register lists Marlborough School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Marlborough School's absence rate?
- Marlborough School's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marlborough School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marlborough School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.