Our Vision & Strategy
Marlburians are well-rounded individuals: academically ambitious, open-minded, adaptable and socially minded with a strong sense of perspective for their community and the wider world.
Marlborough College is a vibrant community which fosters kindness, ambition, integrity and a strong sense of service. We provide an exceptional education that cultivates excellence in character and achievement, both academically and across a wide range of enriching opportunities. Every pupil is inspired and supported to achieve their full potential.
Our values of ambition, integrity and service shape every dimension of life at Marlborough.
We aim to:
Foster ambition: Marlborough provides inspirational opportunities for learning and growth, motivating pupils to fulfil their potential, to develop focus and to pursue new passions.
Promote integrity: Marlborough encourages pupils to treat others with kindness, empathy, and respect, and to live by example, doing what is right and not what is easy.
Instil a commitment to service: Marlborough fosters a culture of service and responsibility which equips pupils to make a positive difference and have a beneficial impact upon the wider world.
An Accessible and Inclusive Education
We embrace the opportunity to make a Marlborough College education accessible to any talented child (whatever their background or financial circumstances), to engage openly with our local communities and to be conscious of our social, cultural and environmental impact.
The diversity of a school community has a powerful impact on the values and attitudes of every member, not only by facilitating a greater awareness and acceptance of difference, but also by tackling the social issues surrounding inequality and by identifying ways to dismantle the barriers. It is important to us that our pupils and staff reflect the society of which we are part.
In 2023, we launched one of the biggest bursary fundraising campaigns ever run in this country. The campaign is called The Marlborough Difference and its goal is to fund 100 free places at Marlborough College, which is equivalent to 10 per cent of our pupil body, and to support partial bursaries. We know from previous recipients that such bursaries can be life-changing and we are committed to providing more opportunities for motivated and talented young people who would otherwise be unable to study at Marlborough.
It is my privilege to lead Marlborough College, a school community with such opportunity to make a difference. With our full boarding ethos, exceptional people and facilities, we are uniquely well placed to create the right environment for young people to meet their potential, empowered and supported in their ambitions for their future and for that of the world around them. For me, increasing diversity at the College will be the catalyst to take us forward: not just greater diversity in the people who join our school community, but greater diversity in our partnerships, our curriculum and co-curriculum, our collaborations and outreach, and in the ways we teach, learn and engage.
A Contemporary Strategy for a Changing World
As we continue to look to the future, we are committed to the following key programmes of work:
- Our pioneering approach to character education rooted in the Marlborough Mindset that will maximise the academic & future outcomes for all pupils.
- Our ambitious bursary fundraising campaign to increase the number of young people on full and partial bursaries
- An expanded outreach programme to support more schools, people and causes locally and beyond.
- Stronger partnerships with other educational institutions and with businesses in the UK and globally.
- Ongoing enrichment to our exceptional co-curricular, sporting, musical, artistic, spiritual and pastoral provision.
- A bold and sustainable Campus Master Plan, including conservation of our heritage assets and natural landscape, and the building of new facilities.
