Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rumbol
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- GLF Schools
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 219
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 139915
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01883343014
About this school
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Caterham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 215 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 55% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 69% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 69% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery compares
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery ranked 129th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.7% | 37.6% | 215 | — |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Audley Primary School | 81% | 3.5% | 13% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Whyteleafe Primary School | 64% | 5.4% | 11.8% | 447 | 1.0 miles |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery | 62% | 7% | 13.8% | 462 | 1.0 miles |
| Warlingham Village Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 200 | 1.5 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)
- 37.64%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 8.65%
- Persistent absence
- 26.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Audley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Whyteleafe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Whyteleafe
-
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Caterham
-
Warlingham Village Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Warlingham
Other schools in Caterham
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Caterham.
- Audley Primary School Primary
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Primary
- Woodlea Primary School Primary
- de Stafford School Secondary
- Clifton Hill School Academies
- Sunnydown School Special schools
- Caterham Prep Independent schools
- Caterham School Independent schools
- Essendene Lodge School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Caterham.
- Who is the headteacher of Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Sarah Rumbol, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery, 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 Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery full?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 219 pupils and 215 on roll (98%), 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 Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is part of GLF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery ranked 129th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.