Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Tring
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Tring. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 6 schools in Tring with published results, and 12,633rd of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School in detail
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to warmly welcome you to Long Marston VA Church of England Primary School. I know that your child will enjoy our school and find their learning experiences both challenging and fulfilling. We are a small school which means I get to know every child really well."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, chess and cheerleading.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 79% in reading and 53% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School are Marsworth Church of England Infant School (1.6 miles, Good); Cheddington Combined School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 63% maths); Aston Clinton School (2.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 66% maths); and Dundale Primary School and Nursery (2.8 miles, 68% reading, 68% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School.
Marsworth Church of England Infant SchoolCheddington Combined SchoolAston Clinton SchoolDundale Primary School and Nursery
Who goes there
6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 18 pupils (13.8%) received SEN support and 8 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Staffing
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cheddington Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Lane (opposite), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from April 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 74% to 45% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
A Guide to Class 1 - 2025
17 Jul 2026
A Guide to Class 1 - 2026
17 Jul 2026
A Guide to Class 2
17 Jul 2026
A Guide to Class 3
17 Jul 2026
A Guide to Class 4
17 Jul 2026
A Guide to Class 5
17 Jul 2026
From Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Term dates
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
126 pupils
140 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tring
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tring
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
130
Total Pupils
64
Boys
66
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
13.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,817
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,124
Per pupil
£862k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
10.7%
Persistent absence
112
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School
What are SATs results like at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Of the pupils at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.
What is Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 140 places.
How big are the classes at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Classes at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School average 20.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School has around 130 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School in 2024/25. 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School is at Station Road, Long Marston, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 4QS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)