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Marlbrook Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Green Croft, Redhill, Hereford HR2 7NT · marlbrookschool.com · 01432 266643
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Herefordshire, County of 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 578
- 92% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 18.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Fern Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 65 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116684)
Ofsted
Marlbrook Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116684)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116684), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116684)