Great Marlow School Explained

Great Marlow School
Coordinates:51.5802°N -0.7652°W
Motto:Creating Opportunity, Releasing Potential and Achieving Excellence
Established:1961
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Kevin Ford
Specialist:Technology College
Address:Bobmore Lane
City:Marlow
County:Buckinghamshire
Country:England
Postcode:SL7 1JE
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136964
Enrolment:1,278
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses: Kites
Eagles
Hawks
Colours: Black, and red (for P.E.)
Free Label 3:Deputy Headteacher
Free 3:Guy Pendlebury
Website:http://www.gms.bucks.sch.uk/

Great Marlow School is a co-educational secondary school in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 and has approximately 1,260 pupils. In August 2011 the school became an Academy.[1] In 2012/2013 the school underwent a building project to erect a new sports hall, all weather astroturf pitches, new bus parking and a community gym complex. The school sold a large plot of land at the top of their field to fund this project.[2]

In September 2005 the school was awarded specialist school status as a technology college, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).[3]

Pupils who attend the school normally live in the Marlow or the surrounding villages such as Lane End.[4]

Sport

The School has an active rowing club called the Great Marlow School Boat Club which is affiliated to British Rowing. In 2023 they raced three crews at Henley Royal Regatta, one crew being the first to prequalify for Great Marlow School Boat Club and another getting through a round, the furthest any GMSBC crew has ever made it at Henley Royal Regatta.[5]

Notable alumni

The Voice

The Voice is a newsletter that is given at the end of every term giving news about the school.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open academies map and schools submitting applications. Department for Education. 15 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Schools Directory. Buckinghamshire County Council. 2006-09-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930044802/http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/schools/schoolDetails.aspx?DFEE=5409. 2007-09-30.
  3. Web site: Specialist Schools Home . DfES . July 2006 . 2006-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060803055309/http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ . 2006-08-03 .
  4. Web site: Catchment Area map | Great Marlow School Website.
  5. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  6. Web site: Marlow schoolboy aims for record solo flight around world. Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 January 2022. 22 January 2022. 19 December 2019. https://archive.today/20220122130521/https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/marlow---bourne-end/153903/marlow-schoolboy-aims-for-record-solo-flight-around-world.html. Kieran. Bell. live.
  7. http://content.yudu.com/Library/A40ehj/TheVoiceJuly2016/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gms.bucks.sch.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D16 July 2016