Marden Lodge Primary School and NurseryHillcroft Primary School & Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Caterham.

Summary of the comparison

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery are primary schools in Caterham.

  • Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery and 62.0% for Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery (37.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (68.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery versus Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CaterhamMarden Lodge Primary School and NurseryCaterhamHillcroft Primary School & NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking173rd of 285 in Surrey 50th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll216 457
Capacity219 420
LocationCaterham, CR3 6QH Caterham, CR3 5PG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure62.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census216 457
Free school meals (ever 6)37.6% 13.8%
English as an additional language19.0% 7.7%
SEN support19.0% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% 7.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.5% 18.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery

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