[8] Following the appointment of Dr Stuart Wilson as the new headteacher in 2010,[9] Marling School converted to an academy in August 2011.

Following a successful bid to the EFA, the school was awarded a grant of £3.5 million to build a new block, named 'West Block' (or ‘WB) that houses the Geography, Mathematics and Religious Education departments and a new dining hall overlooking the cricket pitch and pavilion.

The South Block (or ‘SB’) built in 2005 houses English, Foreign Languages and Computing Science.

[14] In late 2019, old, derelict original school buildings were refurbished and the History department now occupies them, moving out of the South Block and making way for more English and Maths.

The Science department is situated in three buildings, near East Block, one being shared with Stroud High School, and another, which was built later and is more modern.

[15] A separate Sports Hall is used along Cainscross Road, where students attend PE and sport-related clubs.