Marden Lodge Primary School

What Marden Lodge Primary School does

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary school and nursery located on Croydon Road in Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom. It provides primary education for children aged 4-11 (covering Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2) and nursery provision for children from the age of 2, including wraparound care through the Puffins breakfast and after-school club. The school describes itself as inclusive and offers a full curriculum spanning EYFS, Maths, English, Reading, Writing, Phonics, Computing, Music, PE, MFL, RE, SMSC, and life skills, with stated emphasis on preparing pupils for the next phase of their education.

The entity operates as an academy within the GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Through this affiliation, Marden Lodge accesses shared governance, GLF Teacher Training, the GLF Foundation, and accreditation via the West Sussex Teaching School Hub. It holds the Inclusion Quality Mark and Thrive recognition. The school is Ofsted inspected, GDPR-compliant, and admits pupils via direct admissions, in-year transfers, and open events.

Commercial revenue mechanics for Marden Lodge are atypical of a PE/VC/M&A target. Funding is predominantly derived from UK government per-pupil allocations channelled through GLF Schools, supplemented by nursery fees for the 2025/26 academic year (including 15- and 30-hour childcare code support) and ancillary school meals and wraparound fees. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed. The six personnel listed represent leadership/management rather than the full teaching workforce. The subject is fundamentally a non-profit educational institution, not a commercial enterprise.

Name

Marden Lodge Primary School

Legal name

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery

Website

https://marden-lodge.surrey.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded inclusive primary school and nursery in Caterham, Surrey, serving children aged 2-11 as an academy within the GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB), Nursery School Wraparound Care (Extended Hours) (EDACACAG)

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Nursery education
• Early childhood learning
• Key stage curriculum
• Academy school

Headquarters

HQ city

Caterham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is an inclusive primary school providing state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11 (Key Stages 1 and 2) and a nursery for children from age 2. The school delivers a full curriculum including EYFS, phonics, computing, maths, MFL, music, PE, reading, writing, RE, SMSC, life skills and RSE, plus enrichment activities, and operates wraparound childcare through its Puffins Breakfast and After School Club.

Product overview

Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery is an inclusive primary school offering education for children aged 4-11 years with a dedicated Nursery catering for children from 2 years old. The school operates as part of the GLF Schools academy chain. Its core educational offerings consist of Primary School Education (covering Key Stages 1 and 2) and the Nursery program. Additionally, the Puffins Breakfast and After School Club provides wraparound childcare services. The curriculum encompasses subjects including Computing, Maths, MFL, Music, PE, Phonics, Reading, Writing, and broader enrichment activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary School Education
• Nursery
• Puffins Breakfast and After School Club

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GLF SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarden Lodge is an academy within the GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust. GLF Schools is a group of schools with distinct characters respectful of their communities but sharing common ground through staff. GLF provides central support, governance, and shared resources including teacher training, careers, and policies.
• West Sussex Teaching School HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarden Lodge is linked to the West Sussex Teaching School Hub, providing teacher training and professional development accreditation. This partnership supports educational excellence and continuous professional development for staff.
• GLF Teacher TrainingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGLF Schools' teacher training programme providing initial teacher training and professional development opportunities. Part of the school's commitment to developing future educators.
• GLF FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe charitable foundation arm of GLF Schools, supporting the educational mission and community engagement across the trust's schools.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, running a portfolio of primary and secondary academies with shared central infrastructure and teacher-training pathways. Directly comparable as an academy-trust model serving similar state-funded primary pupils.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: UK's largest primary-specific multi-academy trust. Directly comparable because its focus is overwhelmingly on primary-age pupils with shared CPD and school-improvement infrastructure across member schools.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust running a portfolio of primary and secondary academies with shared back-office and staff development functions. Comparable as another MAT-structured primary provider operating under similar funding and oversight regimes.
• United Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust operating both state-funded academies and independent schools, sharing central services across its network. Comparable as a MAT-structured provider of primary education serving similar state-funded cohorts.
• Oasis Community Learning: UK multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies with an explicit inclusion and community-hub mission, similar to Marden Lodge's inclusive ethos. Operates under the same academy-funding model with comparable governance and oversight structure.

Broad incumbents

• Busy Bees Nurseries: Largest UK nursery chain, directly comparable on the nursery side of Marden Lodge's offering (2+ year-olds, fee-based early years with wraparound hours) but does not deliver primary-age state-funded education.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: International nursery and childcare provider with substantial UK nursery footprint, including wraparound care models. Comparable on the nursery and out-of-school-hours care dimensions of Marden Lodge's business, though not its state-funded primary education.
• GLF Schools: Parent multi-academy trust operating the network Marden Lodge belongs to. Comparable in that it runs primary and nursery sites across the South East with shared central services (governance, policies, GLF Teacher Training, GLF Foundation), but at trust rather than single-school level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marden-lodge-primary-school

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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