Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Caterham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
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.
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 39.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey is 13.3%.
- Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 22 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 247 Surrey primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception in 2026, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6QH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Audley Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Whyteleafe Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Warlingham Village Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodlea Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamsey Green Primary 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published