Marlbrook Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR2 7NT · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 3–11
- FSM32.0%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: InadequateURN 151214
Blackmarston School
Academy special sponsor led · Hereford · HR2 7NX
Ages 2–11 · 105 pupils · Herefordshire, County of
Ofsted
Inadequate
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Inadequate
Inspection date
2023-06-20
Category of concern
SWK
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill106%
105 pupils · 99 places
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- Boys / girls
- 68 / 37
- School capacity
- 99
- Capacity fill
- 105 / 99 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 45.7%
- FSM pupils
- 48
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vanessa Scott
Location
- Address
- Honddu Close
- Postcode
- HR2 7NX
- Town
- Hereford
- County
- Herefordshire
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 99 on roll / 99 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special sponsor led, Ages 2–11, in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, 105 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 45.7%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Hereford · HR2 7NG · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 11–16
- Att833.5
- P8-1.1
- EM5+23%
- Absence11.4%
0.2 miles away
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Hereford · HR2 7RN · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 4–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.7%
- Demand1.07
0.3 miles away
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Hereford · HR2 7JF · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 3–11
- KS240%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM34.2%
- Demand0.99
0.5 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR2 6AF · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 3–11
- FSM40.5%
0.5 miles away
St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR1 2QN · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 4–11
- FSM17.4%
1.0 miles away
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR4 0AS · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
- KS252%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.8%
- Demand1.00
1.0 miles away
Other independent school
Hereford · HR1 2NG · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 3–19
- Att833.8
- EM5+0%
1.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vanessa Scott
- Telephone
- 01432272376