Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Station Road, Long Marston, Tring, HP23 4QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Whateley
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 117459
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296668386
About this school
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Tring. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 130 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 47% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 53% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 53% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School compares
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 320th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 5.3% | 18.3% | 130 | — |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | — | 6.1% | 25% | 18 | 1.6 miles |
| Cheddington Combined School | 56% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 195 | 1.9 miles |
| Aston Clinton School | 54% | 4.9% | 10% | 402 | 2.4 miles |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6% | 30% | 182 | 2.8 miles |
| Brookmead School | 83% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 299 | 2.8 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)
- 18.25%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marsworth Church of England Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Marsworth
-
Cheddington Combined School1.9 miles
Primary
-
Aston Clinton School2.4 miles
Primary · Aylesbury
-
Dundale Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Brookmead School2.8 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
Other schools in Tring
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Tring.
- Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring Primary
- Dundale Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Grove Road Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton Primary
- Tring School Secondary
- Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tring.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Laura Whateley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School full?
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 140 pupils and 130 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 320th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery 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.