Challenge Partners

The Marsh Academy is an active member of the Challenge Partners Network of Excellence. 

Part of this includes an annual Quality Assurance Review, where 5 senior leaders from other schools across the country and a Lead Reviewer (who is an Ofsted Inspector) visit our Academy for three days to review our education provision.

The most recent QAR took place 17^th – 19^th November 2025 and the individual estimates are shown below:

• "The Marsh Academy is a very inclusive school which raises aspirations."

• "The exceptional pastoral leaders are strategic and ensure that all students are well cared for."

• "Leadership of teaching and learning is strong."

• "Quality assurance is both positive and rigorous."

• "Leadership of standards is excellent with an impressively clear and unrelenting focus on raising attainment for all students."

• "The Marsh Academy welcomes vulnerable students and provides an aspirational and caring environment."

• "Students are proud of their school and live out the school values of ‘work hard and be kind’."

• "Students thrive in this atmosphere of mutual respect."

• "The ambitious curriculum and consistent teaching approaches mean that students produce good quality work and make strong progress."

• "Provision for vulnerable students is strong and all students are given every opportunity to thrive."

• "Leaders have shaped an ethos built upon ‘connection over correction’."