Much Marcle CofE Primary School
Much Marcle, Ledbury, HR8 2LY
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Much Marcle CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Davies
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 116904
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
About this school
Much Marcle CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ledbury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Much Marcle CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 78% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Much Marcle CofE 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 | 50% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Much Marcle CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.8% | 25% | 81 | — |
| Much Marcle CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 90 | 0.0 miles |
| Ann Cam Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 15.2% | 126 | 2.7 miles |
| Ledbury Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 35.5% | 420 | 4.3 miles |
| Gorsley Goffs Primary School | 44% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 210 | 4.3 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 31% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 84 | 4.9 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 4.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Much Marcle CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Ann Cam Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Dymock
-
Ledbury Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Gorsley Goffs Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Ledbury
- Ashperton Primary Academy Primary
- Bosbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastnor Parochial Primary School Primary
- Ledbury Primary School Primary
- Much Marcle CofE Primary School Primary
- John Masefield High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Much Marcle CofE Primary School teach?
- Much Marcle CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Ledbury.
- Has Much Marcle CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Much Marcle CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Much Marcle CofE Primary School?
- Much Marcle CofE Primary School had 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Much Marcle CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Much Marcle CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Much Marcle CofE 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 8 July 2025.