Marlow Church of England Infant School
Marlow Church of England Infant School is a converter academy in Marlow for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Sandygate Road, Marlow, SL7 3AZ01628 483983marlowinfant.ukMrs Sharon Reynolds headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 December 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
The last child to get a place lived 3.5 miles away in 2026, 1.3 miles away in 2025, 3.7 miles away in 2022. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 3.5 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | – | 3.5 miles | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 60 | – | 1.3 miles | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 60 | 116 | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Primary | – | – | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Primary | – | – | 3.7 miles | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 1.3 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.1% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 17.1% | 4.1% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Marlow Church of England Infant School, the school this one replaced in May 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School | Church of England | 360 m | 351 | Outstanding 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 470 m | 40 | Not inspected | 68 | Compare |
| Foxes Piece School | Council | 700 m | 161 | No overall grade 2025 | 30 | Compare |
| Spinfield School | Academy | 0.7 miles | – | Good 2019 | – | Compare |
| Burford School | Academy | 0.7 miles | – | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Bisham Church of England Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 104 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Cookham Dean CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 199 | Good 2022 | 84 | Compare |
| Danesfield School | Foundation | 2.2 miles | 455 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Marlow Church of England Infant School a good school?
Marlow Church of England Infant School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in December 2023.
What is Marlow Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marlow Church of England Infant School good at its last full inspection on 6 December 2023.
How many pupils does Marlow Church of England Infant School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Is Marlow Church of England Infant School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 3.5 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Marlow Church of England Infant School?
Pupils were in school 95.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sandygate Road, Marlow, SL7 3AZ
- Telephone
- 01628 483983
- Website
- www.marlowinfant.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Reynolds
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Oxford
- Multi-academy trust
- Marlow Education Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Marlow
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152403 · LAESTAB 8253044 · UKPRN 10100075
- Formerly
- Marlow Church of England Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Buckinghamshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.