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Much Marcle CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs L Davies

location_onLedbury, HR8 2LY

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2014

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Students

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Much Marcle CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Ledbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Much Marcle CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ledbury, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 81 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 76 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #8,549 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 72%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading89% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading56% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.5

-2.8 to 3.6

-1.6

Write

LA 0.6

-4.7 to 1.4

0.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading82% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 1.2

-0.4 to 5.4

1.8

Write

LA 1.0

-0.9 to 4.5

1.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 67%

Reading86% LA 80%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 77%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 1.3

-1.3 to 8.3

4.4

Write

LA 0.7

-0.2 to 9

3.7

Maths

LA 0.2

-0.6 to 8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-01-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-06-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 81 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	74	2	2.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	77	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	75	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	84	1	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	82	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	78	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Funding & Staffing

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