Marden Lodge Primary School and NurseryWhyteleafe Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery and Whyteleafe Primary School are primary schools.

  • Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Whyteleafe Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whyteleafe Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Whyteleafe Primary School was judged Good.

  • 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 64.0% for Whyteleafe Primary School.

  • 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 Whyteleafe Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery versus Whyteleafe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CaterhamMarden Lodge Primary School and NurseryWhyteleafeWhyteleafe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking173rd of 285 in Surrey 58th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll216 445
Capacity219 420
LocationCaterham, CR3 6QH Whyteleafe, CR3 0AA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census216 445
Free school meals (ever 6)37.6% 11.8%
English as an additional language19.0% 8.1%
SEN support19.0% 9.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.7% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.5% 15.2% 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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