Much Marcle CofE Primary School, Ledbury

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Much Marcle CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "The school converted to an academy relatively recently."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "At Much Marcle, there is a sharp focus on ensuring that pupils attend well, and they do."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that the broad and balanced curriculum is taught consistently well in the mixed-age classes."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children at Much Marcle get off to a flying start."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The highly inclusive culture is rooted in warm, respectful relationships."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels know the school incredibly well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils are being very well prepared to become active, responsible members of their local community and more broadly for life in modern Britain."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed the recent improvements to the teaching of handwriting so that pupils' handwriting becomes consistent across the breadth of the curriculum".

Much Marcle CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 116904), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Much Marcle CofE Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Much Marcle CofE Primary School are Ann Cam Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 80% maths); Ledbury Primary School (4.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 83% maths); Gorsley Goffs Primary School (4.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 53% maths); and Pauntley Church of England Primary School (5.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths).

Much Marcle CofE Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (27.8%) received SEN support and 3 (3.3%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Much Marcle CofE Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Much Marcle CofE Primary School.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Much Marcle School (opposite), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often weapons possession. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Herefordshire, County of (4).