an environment where everyone can learn, grow and flourish.

Congratulations to our Year 7 boys football team who secured a 3-1 victory over a competitive SMC team on Wednesday evening. PoTM - Tom.B for his energy in midfield and well taken volley on his debut!  

Congratulations to our Year 10 football team who beat ASA on Monday evening 4-1. With goals from Finley.R, James.P, Kai.S and a 30 yard left foot volley from Logan.M! PoTM - Jacob.M

Celebrating Success in Holland On the second to last night of the Holland Football trip the pupils had their presentation evening. Awards for: • Coaches player • Players player • Best goal scored • Best sportsmanship Special mentions to our Winners Evie.T, Emma.D, Thomas.J, Eli.W, Dylan.BH, Lennon.F and Thomas.W. Very well deserved!

Holland Champions Our pupils who attended the Holland Football trip in half term all came home victorious after 3/3 wins against the local teams. • Pitch 1 the Year 8 boys won 13-1 with 6 of the goals being scored by Thomas.W along with goals from Kondeh.A, Lennon.F, Ralphie.G and Archie.K. • Pitch 2 the girls won 6-0 with Evie.T scoring a hatrick along with goals from Lilly.O (x2) and Sienna.T! Finally. • Pitch 3 the Year 9s finishing the 100% win record winning 5-1 with goals from Thomas.J (x2), Logan.G, Eli.W and Fintan.D.

HAS Plate Final Champions Year 8A team pick up their first silverware since joining Marvell with an entertaining and tight 3-2 win in the plate final. The boys thoroughly deserved it after going all year unbeaten!  Man of the Match - Henry.P who was a rock at the back winning everything that came in his path. Special mention to Lennon.F with two well taken goals to seal victory!  

HAS Trophy Final Champions In a thrilling and hard-fought encounter, the Year 7 boys emerged victorious with a 3-2 win in the HAS trophy final. The team showcased determination, teamwork and resilience to edge past their opponents ASA in a closely contested match.  Man of the Match - Yousuf.H Special mention to Oliver.A for an outstanding save in the second half!  

The Year 9 Team are incredibly proud of Layla C’s positive attitude and hard work. Her attendance during this challenge was outstanding and we hope she enjoys her reward. Attendance is one of the cornerstones of success here at The Marvell College and helps pupils to develop our core values of Ambition, Respect, and Courage. Fantastic effort Layla regarding your attendance!

On Monday 19th May 2025 we kicked off our Transition Programme with an information afternoon for pupils with SEND and their families. Miss Parkinson and Mr Wray shared their top tips for a successful start to Year 7. Our Year 10 pupils then took pupils on a tour whilst parents had a question and answer session. We can not wait to welcome all of our Year 6 pupils to their Induction Evening on Thursday 26th June 2025, 4:30pm-7:30pm.

Awards Evening – A Celebration of Achievement On Tuesday 29th April 2025, we proudly hosted our annual Awards Evening – a memorable celebration, recognising the outstanding achievements, effort, and dedication of our pupils. It was a fantastic opportunity to come together as a school community to honour excellence in academics, personal growth, and contributions to school life. We were delighted to welcome our special guest speaker, Neil Hudgell, whose inspiring words encouraged pupils to aim high and believe in their potential. A heartfelt thank you to all the parents, carers, and staff who joined us for this special evening and helped make it such a success.

We are very pleased that our Headteacher, Mr Matthews, has been asked to present at this conference with ASCL and to share his thoughts around the effective leadership of SEND in schools. It looks like a great line-up of speakers ready to share best practice that can be adapted to suit the needs of any school context.

We are excited to confirm that Mr Matthews, Headteacher of The Marvell College, will be participating in the @Westminsterinsights #SENDWM the Future of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Conference on 21 May 2025 in Manchester. This event will focus on effective teaching interventions, supporting the SEND workforce, including upskilling teaching assistant roles and more. Any colleagues wanting to join him at this Conference can access a 20% discount code available using the link below. https://www.westminsterinsight.com/conferences-and-events/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send/?booking_code=MARVELL 20% discount code: MARVELL  

The Marvell College Tops Attendance League Table The Department for Education (DfE) recently published data comparing secondary school attendance with that of 20 similar schools nationally covering the period from the start of the 2024-2025 academic year in September 2024 to Tuesday 8th April 2025. It is with great pleasure that I can report that The Marvell College placed 1st of the 21 schools for overall attendance and for persistent absence. More key details are listed below Our attendance is 3.9% higher than the median attendance of similar schools. Our persistent absence is 11.7% lower than the median of similar schools. FSM pupils’ attendance is 5.6% higher than that in similar schools. Non-FSM pupils’ attendance is 2.2% higher than that of similar schools. SEN is pupils’ attendance is 7.1% higher than that of similar schools. Non-SEN pupils’ attendance is 3.9% higher than that if similar schools. Our attendance for all groups of pupils is higher than the comparable time last year with the biggest increases coming for our most vulnerable pupils, FSM (2.9%) and SEN (4.4%). As a school, we place great emphasis on the importance of regular attendance at school and our own data, highlighted in the table below, shows that the higher pupils’ attendance to our school is, the more successful they are. Recently published data has also shown pupils with attendance of 95%+ are TWICE AS LIKELY to gain good passes in english and mathematics compared to similar pupils with attendance of between 90-95%. I am very proud of the work pupils, parents and carers, and our staff have done to improve attendance to school in our community and look forward to this trend continuing over the coming weeks, months, and years.

Year 11 Examination Timetable

Pupils and staff are completing lots of sightseeing in Barcelona, they even visited the Christopher Columbus statue at the end of La Ramblas.

Please see below the Easter revision sessions that will be running over the break. This is a good opportunity for pupils to further enhance their knowledge in preparation for their GCSE's.

The Barcelona trip is underway! Pupils and staff have visited the Sagrada Familia and completed a tapas workshop.

Our Year 9 boys rugby team played in a R16 Yorkshire plate game against a strong school from Huddersfield called 'The Brooksbank School'. The boys were outstanding both on and off the field, winning 48-8 to progress into the quarter finals. They6 also received high praise off the referee who said every one of them were polite and respectful in the way they played.

Positive Feedback from PMNW session on Thursday 20th March 2025.   Mark Dinsdale from Prison Me, No Way! said "He’d had a great day, in fact it was a fantastic day and wanted to say how impressed he was with the school and the pupils.  He went on to say, “It was great to see the pupils at The Marvell College and how they behave.”

On Thursday 27th March 2025 Year 8 pupils will be off timetable for 2 hours to go over their options. 

Year 7 are running a Football Charity event for girls. Come along and join the fun!