# Marsden Heights Community College

Marsden Heights Community College is a secondary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,047 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E146276. [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,047
- Council: Pendle
- URN: 146276

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Marsden Heights Community College was 41.5, against 39.3 in Pendle and 46.2 in England.
41.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Pendle | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.1% | 32.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.4% | 54% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 209 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149125): 440 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nelson-st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e119438): 470 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-southworth-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149849): 670 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 18% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-nursery-school-e119088): 700 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Marsden Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-community-primary-school-e119176): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pendle Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pendle-primary-academy-e139053): 800 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146276)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146276)

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