Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in Herefordshire, County of
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 28 November 2023Graded inspection: Good
- 8 December 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry25 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
- 2024 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.1
- 2023 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2019 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2018 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
- 2017 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2016 1.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2015 3.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2014 3.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- This school
- Herefordshire, County of median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 18 | 23 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Herefordshire, County of median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 13% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 6% | 105 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 0% | 103 | 102 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Marden Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolGood20231.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Outstanding20231.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20241.9applications per place
- 3.5 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20241.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20232.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
- 6.1 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 6.2 km · Herefordshire, County of20262.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 6.5 km · Herefordshire, County ofStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20221.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140526 · 884/2115
- Trust
- Marden Primary Academy
- Capacity
- 119 pupils · 97 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2014
- Replaced
- Marden Primary School (URN 116713)
- Address
- Marden, Hereford, HR1 3EW
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources