Marlwood School

Marlwood School (founded 1606) is a state-funded co-educational secondary school currently part of the CSET multi-academy trust. The school was founded in 1606 as Thornbury Free School. In the following centuries, it was housed in a number of buildings throughout Thornbury. In 1879 the school merged with Attwell’s Free School to become Thornbury Grammar School, moving to buildings on Gloucester Road. Thornbury Grammar School was relocated to new buildings on the outskirts of neighbouring Alveston in 1972 where it received its first comprehensive intake and was renamed Marlwood School under the headship of Terry Fazey. Marlwood School converted to academy status on 1 November 2014 and is now independent of local authority control. However, the school continues to coordinate with South Gloucestershire Council for admissions. The school is now part of the education trust CSET (Castle School Education Trust). It was formerly a Beacon school and had attained the status of Science College, due to excellence at science. Sixth form provision is shared with The Castle School and based in the old Thornbury Grammar School buildings.