Marshland High School
School Road, West Walton, Wisbech, PE14 7HA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Jansen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- West Norfolk Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 821
- URN
- 142396
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945584146
About this school
Marshland High School is a secondary academy in Wisbech. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 821 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 9 May 2024, 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 | 149 | 163 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 41.8 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.20 to +0.66 | +0.30 +0.08 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 34.4% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 58.3% | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 49.1% | 89.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
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 Marshland High 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 824 |
| 2024/25 | 808 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marshland High School compares
Marshland High School ranked 25th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 8.1% | 27% | 821 | — |
| Thomas Clarkson Academy | 37.4 | 10.9% | 41.4% | 1,295 | 3.0 miles |
| The Wisbech Academy | — | 10.6% | 40.2% | 205 | 3.1 miles |
| St Clement's High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 27.5% | 704 | 6.5 miles |
| University Academy Long Sutton | 32.4 | 10.7% | 41% | 708 | 7.2 miles |
| King Edward VII Academy | 44.4 | 9.3% | 29% | 1,172 | 10.4 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)
- 26.98%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Clarkson Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Wisbech
-
The Wisbech Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Wisbech
-
St Clement's High School6.5 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
-
University Academy Long Sutton7.2 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
King Edward VII Academy10.4 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
Other schools in Wisbech
- The Wisbech Academy Secondary
- Thomas Clarkson Academy Secondary
- Emneth Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Payne Primary School Primary
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Primary
- Beaupre Community Primary School Primary
- Clarkson Infants School Primary
- Elm CofE Primary School Primary
- Elm Road Primary School Primary
- Emneth Academy Primary
- Friday Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Gorefield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marshland High School teach?
- Marshland High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wisbech.
- Who is the headteacher of Marshland High School?
- The headteacher of Marshland High School is Mr Craig Jansen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marshland High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshland High 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 Marshland High School?
- Marshland High School has 821 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Marshland High School full?
- Marshland High School has capacity for 810 pupils and 821 on roll (101%), 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 Marshland High School a faith school?
- No. Marshland High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Marshland High School a selective school?
- No. Marshland High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Marshland High School?
- Marshland High School is part of WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Marshland High School have?
- The schools register lists Marshland High School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Marshland High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marshland High School rank locally?
- Marshland High School ranked 25th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marshland High School's absence rate?
- Marshland High School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshland High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshland High 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 2 July 2026.