Marlbrook Primary School

Herefordshire, County of · HR2 7NT

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 578 pupils, 32% FSM

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Marlbrook Primary School

General Information

Address: Green Croft, Redhill, Hereford, HR2 7NT – View on map
Phone: 01432266643
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Gibson (nee Smethurst)
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 55 families put it first for 56 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

578 pupils out of 630 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 180
% eligible for free school meals: 32.0%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Herefordshire, County of average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.4% a year (Herefordshire, County of 14.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 53% moved to another school, 47% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Herefordshire, County of: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Herefordshire, County of, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 45 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 37 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 27 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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38th of 58 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Ofsted rating

#36Luston Primary SchoolGood
#37Marden Primary AcademyGood
#38Marlbrook Primary SchoolGood
#39Michaelchurch Escley Primary SchoolGood
#40Mordiford CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Eastnor Parochial Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Holmer CofE AcademyOutstanding
#3Riverside Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4St James' Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5St Weonard's AcademyOutstanding
#6Sutton Primary AcademyOutstanding
#7Walford Nursery & Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Ashfield Park Primary SchoolGood
#9Ashperton Primary AcademyGood
#10Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Bridstow CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Broadlands Primary SchoolGood
#13Brockhampton Primary SchoolGood
#14Burghill Community AcademyGood
#15Burley Gate CofE Primary SchoolGood
#16Canon Pyon CofE AcademyGood
#17Clifford Primary SchoolGood
#18Colwall CofE Primary School and NurseryGood
#19Eardisley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Garway Primary SchoolGood
#21Gorsley Goffs Primary SchoolGood
#22Hampton Dene Primary SchoolGood
#23Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-SchoolGood
#24Kimbolton St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
#25Kingsland CofE SchoolGood
#26Kingstone and Thruxton Primary SchoolGood
#27Kington Primary SchoolGood
#28Lea CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29Ledbury Primary SchoolGood
#30Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary SchoolGood
#31Leominster Primary SchoolGood
#32Llangrove CE AcademyGood
#33Longtown Community Primary SchoolGood
#34Lord Scudamore Primary AcademyGood
#35Lugwardine Primary AcademyGood
#36Luston Primary SchoolGood
#37Marden Primary AcademyGood
#38Marlbrook Primary SchoolGood
#39Michaelchurch Escley Primary SchoolGood
#40Mordiford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#41Much Birch CofE Primary SchoolGood
#42Orleton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#43Pencombe CofE Primary SchoolGood
#44Peterchurch Primary SchoolGood
#45Shobdon Primary SchoolGood
#46St Joseph's RC Primary School and NurseryGood
#47St Mary's Primary School, DilwynGood
#48St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#49Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary SchoolGood
#50Stretton Sugwas CofE AcademyGood
#51Trinity Primary SchoolGood
#52Wellington Primary School and NurseryGood
#53Weobley Primary SchoolGood
#54Wigmore Primary SchoolGood
#55Withington Primary SchoolGood
#56Cradley CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#57Ewyas Harold Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#58Stoke Prior Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,817 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

73rd of 77 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for spending per pupil

#71Holmer CofE Academy£6,058
#72Sutton Primary Academy£5,907
#73Marlbrook Primary School£5,817
#74St Francis Xavier's Primary School£5,684
#75Ashperton Primary Academy£5,584

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1King's Caple Primary Academy£14,304
#2St Weonard's Academy£13,888
#3Bredenbury Primary School£12,629
#4Almeley Primary School£12,247
#5Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School£10,902
#6Cradley CofE Primary School£10,864
#7Longtown Community Primary School£10,464
#8Michaelchurch Escley Primary School£10,054
#9Lea CofE Primary School£9,926
#10Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School£9,619
#11Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School£9,554
#12Luston Primary School£9,126
#13Hampton Dene Primary School£9,061
#14Whitchurch CofE Primary School£8,867
#15Withington Primary School£8,802
#16St Mary's CofE Primary School£8,733
#17Clehonger CofE Primary School£8,632
#18Shobdon Primary School£8,615
#19Stoke Prior Primary School£8,595
#20Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School£8,553
#21Peterchurch Primary School£8,518
#22Bosbury CofE Primary School£8,509
#23Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School£8,500
#24Canon Pyon CofE Academy£8,482
#25Bridstow CofE Primary School£8,478
#26Pencombe CofE Primary School£8,475
#27Llangrove CE Academy£8,320
#28Ewyas Harold Primary School£8,210
#29Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School£8,079
#30Garway Primary School£8,040
#31Burghill Community Academy£7,990
#32St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery£7,843
#33Burley Gate CofE Primary School£7,841
#34Broadlands Primary School£7,730
#35Wellington Primary School and Nursery£7,653
#36Eardisley CofE Primary School£7,545
#37Eastnor Parochial Primary School£7,505
#38Clifford Primary School£7,410
#39Lugwardine Primary Academy£7,409
#40Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School£7,299
#41Walford Nursery & Primary School£7,275
#42Our Lady's RC Primary School£7,248
#43St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy£7,232
#44St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,214
#45St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn£7,181
#46Ashfield Park Primary School£7,177
#47Goodrich CofE Primary School£7,119
#48Marden Primary Academy£7,112
#49Weobley Primary School£6,888
#50Riverside Primary School£6,871
#51Kington Primary School£6,858
#52Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery£6,845
#53Wigmore Primary School£6,844
#54Orleton CofE Primary School£6,834
#55Mordiford CofE Primary School£6,825
#56Lord Scudamore Primary Academy£6,806
#57St Michael's CofE Primary School£6,797
#58Brockhampton Primary School£6,768
#59Ledbury Primary School£6,720
#60St Martin's Primary School£6,718
#61St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,601
#62Madley Primary School£6,574
#63Leominster Primary School£6,564
#64Kingsland CofE School£6,535
#65St Peter's Primary School£6,429
#66Trinity Primary School£6,395
#67Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School£6,355
#68Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy£6,325
#69St James' Church of England Primary School£6,236
#70Gorsley Goffs Primary School£6,098
#71Holmer CofE Academy£6,058
#72Sutton Primary Academy£5,907
#73Marlbrook Primary School£5,817
#74St Francis Xavier's Primary School£5,684
#75Ashperton Primary Academy£5,584
#76Much Birch CofE Primary School£5,575
#77Much Marcle CofE Primary School£4,487

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