St John's Marlborough
Academy converter secondary school in Marlborough (Wiltshire).
Attainment 8
51.8
▲ 5.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
56.3%
▲ 10pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.4%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.0
▲ 2.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.8%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.3%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,692 / 1,620 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Feb 2025
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St John's Marlborough is a secondary school located in Marlborough, Wiltshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,712 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,620. It is part of the EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Alan Henderson.
Key facts
- URN
- 138623
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barnes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Nathalie Collister Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Culley | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jane Stevens | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Caroline Treacher | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Georgina Franklin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rachel Gear | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Anna Olsen | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Verity Langfield | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mr Alan Henderson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Emma Pearce | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Thomas Barnes Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Justin Lowe Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record