Great Marlow School is a co-educational

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in Marlow,

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. It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 and has approximately 1,260 pupils. In August 2011 the school became an Academy. In 2012/2013 the school underwent a building project to erect a new sports hall, all weather astroturf pitches, new bus parking and a community gym complex. The school sold a large plot of land at the top of their field to fund this project. In September 2005 the school was awarded

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status as a

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, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). Pupils who attend the school normally live in the Marlow or the surrounding villages such as Lane End.

Sport

The School has an active rowing club called the Great Marlow School Boat Club which is affiliated to

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Notable alumni

Elliot Benyon Elliot Paul Benyon (born 29 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Slough Town as a striker. Career Benyon began his career as a trainee at Bristol City after being spotted playing local football in High Wycombe. Despite making no ...

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Tyrrell Hatton Tyrrell Glen Hatton (born 14 October 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour; including four Rolex Series events. He also won the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invit ...

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Steve Redgrave Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds ...

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Danny Senda Daniel Luke Senda (born 17 April 1981 in Harrow, Greater London) is an English retired professional football defender and former assistant head coach at Leyton Orient. Playing career Senda started his career as an apprentice with Southampton. ...

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''The Voice''

''The Voice'' is a newsletter that is given at the end of every term giving news about the school.July 2016
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References

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