Marylebone Academy
North Wharf Road, London, W2 1QZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Thomas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 561
- URN
- 140884
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031437100
About this school
Marylebone Academy is a boys' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 561 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 126 | 116 | 122 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | 52.4 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.24 to +0.31 | +0.16 -0.13 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 56% | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 77.6% | 77% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 70.7% | 74.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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 Marylebone Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 727 |
| 2023/24 | 708 |
| 2024/25 | 634 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marylebone Academy compares
Marylebone Academy ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.6 | 11.1% | 49.1% | 561 | — |
| Westminster Academy | 48.3 | 11.3% | 51.3% | 1,003 | 0.7 miles |
| Paddington Academy | 61.6 | 4.7% | 51.4% | 1,256 | 0.8 miles |
| St George's Catholic School | 55.9 | 6.5% | 35.3% | 1,170 | 1.1 miles |
| The St Marylebone CofE School | 61 | 6.3% | 25.2% | 1,181 | 1.1 miles |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School | 44.3 | 10.3% | 60.6% | 953 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.1%
- English as an additional language
- 60.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.14%
- Persistent absence
- 39.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westminster Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Paddington Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
St George's Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
The St Marylebone CofE School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Marylebone Academy ranks 145th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Richard Ardron (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Richard Ardron to Mr Lee Thomas recorded 1 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Marylebone Boys' School to Marylebone Academy recorded 1 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Marylebone Academy teach?
- Marylebone Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Marylebone Academy?
- The headteacher of Marylebone Academy is Mr Lee Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marylebone Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marylebone Academy, 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 Marylebone Academy?
- Marylebone Academy has 561 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Marylebone Academy full?
- Marylebone Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 561 on roll (59%), so it has space against 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 Marylebone Academy a faith school?
- No. Marylebone Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Marylebone Academy a selective school?
- No. Marylebone Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Marylebone Academy?
- Marylebone Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Marylebone Academy have?
- The schools register lists Marylebone Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marylebone Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.6 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marylebone Academy rank locally?
- Marylebone Academy ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marylebone Academy's absence rate?
- Marylebone Academy's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marylebone Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marylebone Academy'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 1 September 2026.