The Marsh Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · New Romney, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Marsh Academy is a secondary school in New Romney, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Marsh Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 27 of the 99 other Kent secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 143 first-choice applications for 168 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 25 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 25% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 37.7 (England 46).
- A level average grade in 2024/25 was C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8BB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,019 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very well cared for.”
- “Leaders have high ambitions for pupils and make sure that their individual needs are met.”
- “There is a determination that no pupil, whatever difficulty they face, is left behind.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum does not reflect leaders’ aspirations fully.”
- “For example, pupils do not currently study all aspects of design technology.”
- “Also, the proportions of pupils studying languages as part of the English Baccalaureate are low, although rising slightly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 143 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 143 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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- The Folkestone School for Girls 10.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The North School 11.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Turner Free School 11.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Norton Knatchbull School 11.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Harvey Grammar School 11.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Chilmington Green School 11.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Folkestone Academy 12.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published