SCHOOL PROFILE

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139915
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 219 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

9 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 13 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Surrey
Trust GLF SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 215 213 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 113 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 102 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.1%
14.3 pts above England
School 39.1%
Tandridge 12.1%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.3%
5.0 pts below England
School 15.3%
Tandridge 4.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.3%
2.3 pts above England
School 3.3%
Tandridge 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.3%
119
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
18
Any other White background
6.0%
13
Unclassified
5.6%
12
Any other Asian background
5.1%
11
African
4.2%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.2% 65 of 215 pupils
9.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.2%
Tandridge 23.8%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.7% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 9.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.6% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 18
No specialist assessment yet 14
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Tandridge 66.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Tandridge 80.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Tandridge 75.4%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Tandridge 81.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.43 pts higher than England
School 8.65%
Tandridge 6.38%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.73 pts higher than England
School 26.54%
Tandridge 16.59%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.28 pts higher than England
School 3.09%
Tandridge 1.88%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.2% 10.0 pts above England
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
98.2%
Tandridge
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information