Madley Primary School
Madley, Hereford, HR2 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Batstone
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 116708
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01981250241
About this school
Madley Primary School is a community primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 59% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 66% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 72% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Madley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Madley Primary School compares
Madley Primary School ranked 13th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.2% | 13.2% | 174 | — |
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 22.2% | 202 | 1.6 miles |
| Clehonger CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 23.3% | 86 | 2.2 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 59% | 5% | 12.1% | 144 | 3.6 miles |
| Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy | 73% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 241 | 3.6 miles |
| Peterchurch Primary School | 29% | 4.6% | 23.2% | 103 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.16%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 6.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Clehonger CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Peterchurch Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Madley Primary School ranks 7th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
- Clehonger CofE Primary School Primary
- Eardisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Ewyas Harold Primary School Primary
- Garway Primary School Primary
- Hampton Dene Primary School Primary
- Holmer CofE Academy Primary
- King's Caple Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Madley Primary School teach?
- Madley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of Madley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Madley Primary School is Mr Lee Batstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Madley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Madley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Madley Primary School?
- Madley Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Madley Primary School full?
- Madley Primary School has capacity for 182 pupils and 174 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Madley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Madley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Madley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Madley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Madley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Madley Primary School rank locally?
- Madley Primary School ranked 13th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Madley Primary School's absence rate?
- Madley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Madley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Madley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.