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Electives form, which allows students to choose an extra curricular activity for the following year. The students can choose from up to six options, putting listing them in order of preference. Three preferences will be allocated: Normally, the first preference is offered the first term, the second in the second term, and the third preference in the last term.
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classrooms on the east of the site. The largest of these, "the battleship" erected in the late 1980s was only replaced by a permanent building almost a decade later. Starting in the late 1980s, new language, mathematics and sixth form blocks were built to complement the existing science, music,
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All students in years 8 to 11 enrol in the Electives system; an introductory programme exists for the Year 7 students. The school dedicates two hours on Wednesday afternoons for pupils for extra-curricular activities. At the end of a school year, students receive an Electives Brochure, and an
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In 2010, a £3.8-million science center, dedicated to the memory of Oxfordshire County Councillor Brian Hodgson, was opened by Prof. Peter Dobson, director of Oxford University's Begbroke Science Park, and was blessed by the Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt. Rev. Colin Fletcher.
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There is a foundation stone bearing the details of the opening of the school at the main entrance. The interior of the main block has been remodelled extensively over the years. Pam Maynard was heavily involved in the progression and development of the school.
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teaching and as a sixth form common room. This block was finally replaced in 2009. The music and science buildings, sports hall, library and cafeteria were added in the 1970s as part of the ROSLA (Raising of the School Leaving Age) building programme.
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at Marlborough is an essential and integral body of the school. The students are mostly non-leavers from previous years; however, newcomers are welcomed. The Sixth Formers are allowed privileges which Year 7–11 students are denied, such as, a free
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While most electives are free, some electives have transportation fees and course costs. Students can choose a variety of electives, from ones that help to improve fitness, to tutoring and personal leisure. The system is broad and ranges from the
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In 2007, plans were unveiled for a £1-million school building with a new theatre, cinema and conference venue. This building, the Marlborough Enterprise Centre, opened in early 2007 and saw a student-led production of
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as he prioritised cumulative and cooperative learning over competition. O'Hagan could be said to have been ahead of his time: The two examinations have since been replaced by the modern
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for 2009–2012 and 2012–2015. This is "an accreditation framework for schools to record and evaluate their international work and embed it into the curriculum and whole school ethos".
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showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate
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The school suffered particularly badly from the underfunding of English state education in the 1980s and early 1990s under the Conservative government of
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the school enrolled more than a thousand pupils. It was the second most over-subscribed school in Oxfordshire, after
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and performed three concerts in and around the city. The Choir has also performed Christmas Carols at
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The Marlborough School Chamber Choir has toured in Europe a number of times; visiting places such as
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ex-army barracks were erected at the west end of the site. At various times these were used for
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O'Hagan was replaced by Ed McConnell, who resigned in 2005 to reorganise Kent Education.
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Since 2018 and as of 2023 the school is sponsored by the River Learning Trust.
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as well as a yearly "Fun Run" which pays for The Woodstock Pensioners Annual
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Since 2005, The Marlborough School has included an embedded unit from the
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Every other year the School produces a Summer Show. These have included
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includes Woodstock and surrounding villages. It is named after the
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From the 1970s through to 1985, the school had a reputation as a
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Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Oxford
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The Marlborough C of E School was built in 1939 as a
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