Sutton Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
HEREFORD · HR1 3SZ · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
- KS245%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM5.0%
- Demand1.00
1.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 140526
Marden Primary Academy
Academy converter · Hereford · HR1 3EW
Ages 4–11 · 97 pupils · Herefordshire, County of
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
63%
Overall absence
4.7%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised0.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 89
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
13
Places offered
13
1st-preference offers
13
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 23
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 13
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill82%
97 pupils · 119 places
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- Boys / girls
- 55 / 42
- School capacity
- 119
- Capacity fill
- 97 / 119 (82%)
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- FSM pupils
- 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: MARDEN PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Academy trust
- MARDEN PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Orton
Location
- Address
- Marden
- Postcode
- HR1 3EW
- Town
- Hereford
- County
- Herefordshire
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, 97 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 20.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Wellington Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR4 8AZ · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 4–11
- FSM20.9%
1.8 miles away
St Michael's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Hereford · HR1 3JU · Herefordshire, County of
Ages 2–11
- KS283%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM13.7%
- Demand1.00
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Orton
- Telephone
- 01432880208