The Marlborough Science Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025St Albans, East of England AL1 2QA · Hertfordshire
#280 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2299 of 4,090 nationally
About The Marlborough Science Academy
The Marlborough Science Academy is a academy secondary located in St Albans, in the Hertfordshire local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,337 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 43.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 280th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (67th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (22th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,337; capacity filled 107%; grade 4+ english & maths 60.4%; ebacc average points 3.80.
There are 53 schools in St Albans; The Marlborough Science Academy ranks 42nd of 51 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)43.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)36.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)28.9
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)21.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Marlborough Science Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,337
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 107%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 43.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 36.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 60.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.80
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 28.9
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Marlborough Science Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
194 students · 389 m away
St Columba's College
St Albans · Independent all-through · Ages 4–19
822 students · 550 m away
Mandeville Primary School
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
340 students · 641 m away
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
412 students · 837 m away
Prae Wood Primary School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
446 students · 1.0 km away
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
189 students · 1.1 km away
St Peter's School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
392 students · 1.3 km away
St Albans School
St Albans · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
883 students · 1.4 km away
St Albans Independent College
St Albans · Independent secondary · Ages 14–19
70 students · 1.6 km away
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
201 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,332 students
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1,331 students
Downham Market Academy
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1,329 students
St George's School
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1,351 students
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,354 students
The King Edmund School
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1,318 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Marlborough Science Academy a good school?
The Marlborough Science Academy has a Success Index (England) of 43.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #280 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Marlborough Science Academy rank in East of England?
The Marlborough Science Academy ranks #280 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2299 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Marlborough Science Academy?
The Marlborough Science Academy had 1,337 students in 2025.
Is The Marlborough Science Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Marlborough Science Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Marlborough Science Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Marlborough Science Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.