The Marsh Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Marsh Academy
Address: Station Road
Town/City: New Romney
County: Kent
Postcode: TN28 8BB
Telephone Number: 01797 364593
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2007
Trust: Skinners' Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Skinners' Company

Staff and pupils

Principal: Mr Shaun Simmons
Capacity: 1110
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1019 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 39.1%

SEN Provisions

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location and administration

URN: 135290
DfE Number: 886/6909
UKPRN: 10021032
UPRN: 50002925
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (E07000112)
Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe (E14001239)
Electoral Ward: New Romney (E05010022)

Easting & Northing: 607023E, 124940N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 59' 14.12" N 0° 56' 54.42" E
Plus Code: 9F22XWPX+W9

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Romney Resource 2000 Limited (Romney Resource Centre) (0.4km)
  2. St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy (0.5km)
  3. Greatstone Primary School (2.6km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Boualem Bouderba - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mr Nigel Brotherton - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 June 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mr Matthew Burgess - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mrs Linda Burrows - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mr Rupert Collingwood - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mr Ed Culliney - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mr James Fisher - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 March 2028.
  • Mr Jarrod Frye - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 March 2027.
  • Mr Barnaby Haysom - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mr Olly Laughton-Scott - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mrs Sarah Miles - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 April 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mr John Moore-Bick - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mrs Angela Morpeth - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mr James Priory - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Dr Catherine Roe - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 9 March 2026.
  • Dr Cathy Roe - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mr Shaun Simmons - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).