Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Caterham, Surrey
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Caterham, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6QH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this school community.”
- “They are well known, nurtured and championed by staff.”
- “They value the respect and equality that the school fosters.”
To improve
- “In the Year 1 phonics screening check, pupils' outcomes dipped below national averages.”
- “Some pupils are not yet sufficiently fluent writers to fully demonstrate their knowledge in their writing across the curriculum.”
- “However, teaching is less effective when addressing errors at the earliest stages of developing writing fluency, particularly in relation to handwriting.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Surrey published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
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