Marylebone Boys' School Explained

Marylebone Boys' School
Coordinates:51.5189°N -0.1774°W
Motto:Studio et Industria
Head:Richard Ardron
Address:North Wharf Road
Country:England
Postcode:W2 1QZ
Dfeno:213/4000
Urn:140884
Ofsted:same
Gender:Boys (11-16), Mixed Sixth Form (16-18)
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Brunel, Darwin, Faraday, Newton
Website:maryleboneschool.org

Marylebone Boys' School is a free school set up by parents, teachers and local people of Marylebone[1] in Central London. It opened on Wednesday 3 September 2014 [2] in temporary accommodation [3] in Priory Park Road, London NW6 7UJ,[4] but later moved to a permanent site in North Wharf Road, near Paddington Station.[5]

The secondary school is for boys aged 11 – 16 years, then there is a co-educational Sixth Form, 200 metres away for young adults aged 16 – 18 years. The average grade of sixth form students according to the gov.uk performance record is a D.

History & Location

The main school building was opened in 2014 as a new, purpose-built secondary school, with a separate Sixth Form Centre opened in November 2021.[6]

The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2017 and judged to be Good.[7]

GCSE Results

75 per cent of the pupils received a grade 5-9 in English and Math, 27 per cent of all grades awarded were 9 or 8, 43 per cent of all grades awarded were 9-7. In English, 88 per cent of pupils were awarded a 9-5 grade, In Maths, 82 per cent of pupils were awarded a 9-5 grade, In Science, 76 per cent of pupils were awarded a 9-5 grade.[8]

Notable People

The Marylebone Boys’ School Chair of Governors is Margaret Mountford.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ham and High. 24 November 2014.
  2. Web site: West End Extra . 24 November 2014.
  3. Web site: BBC News Report . 24 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Kilburn Times . 24 November 2014.
  5. Web site: West End Extra. 24 November 2014.
  6. Web site: McAleer & Rushe completes 642-bed hotel and education facility next to London’s Paddington Station . 2022-04-27 . www.newsletter.co.uk . en.
  7. Web site: Molyneaux . Ian . 2022-02-05 . Every London borough's best secondary schools according to their Ofsted ratings . 2022-04-27 . MyLondon . en.
  8. Web site: Ballinger . Chris . Elvery . Martin . 2019-08-22 . GCSE results day updates as London pupils find out their grades . 2022-04-27 . MyLondon . en.