Key Priorities

We feel, as a school, that it is important to share our vision and our key priorities. Having key priorities in place does not mean that other areas of the school community / curriculum will not still be worked on, however it is vitally important that we have a number of priorities that we focus on and drive forward throughout the year to further improve the school and the education that we provide the children with at Marden Lodge.

Marden Lodge Primary School & Nursery is part of the multi academy trust GLF and works extremely closely with the local group of Chalklands’ Schools (Chestnut Park, Hillcroft, Warlingham Village and Whyteleafe). Working so closely ensures that all five schools greatly benefit from the shared expertise across the Chalklands’ group, whilst at the same time retaining the unique identity of Marden Lodge.

Marden Lodge Focus Areas 2024 -2025: 

Strand 1: Quality of Education	To strengthen our universal inclusive pedagogy and a culture of high aspirations across the curriculum to ensure ALL pupils consistently achieve highly, making at least expected progress from their starting points.
Strand 2: Behaviour and attitudes	To develop ALL children's values, attitudes and behaviours to equip them for their futures.
Strand 3: Personal Development	To develop our dawn to dusk offer to provide ALL children with diverse and rich opportunities.
Strand 4: Leadership and management	To ensure that highly effective leadership has a positive impact on the Quality of Education and pupil outcomes.    To improve revenue streams working towards a balanced budget.
Strand 5: EYFS	To continue to drive standards across Early Years Foundation Stage to ensure that outcomes are at least in line with National.