Voluntary aided school · Worcestershire

St James' CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
35Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116903URN

West Malvern Road, Malvern, WR14 4BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

8 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 10 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

7 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 March 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

8 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 4.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8

This school
Worcestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2025	3	6	2.0	3	1.00
Sep 2024	2	8	4.0	2	1.00
Sep 2023	3	8	2.7	3	1.00
Sep 2022	4	7	1.8	4	1.00
Sep 2021	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2020	7	10	1.4	6	0.86
Sep 2019	5	9	1.8	5	1.00
Sep 2018	14	28	2.0	13	0.93
Sep 2017	15	35	2.3	19	1.27
Sep 2016	15	31	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2015	15	22	1.5	9	0.60
Sep 2014	15	33	2.2	22	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%31st of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	0%	108	105
2023/24	53%	0%	105	102
2022/23	36%	0%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St James' CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Northleigh CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern
1.6 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Beacon View Primary School
2.2 km · Worcestershire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.4applications per place
Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Somers Park Primary School
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Matthias Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Great Malvern Primary School
2.6 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116903 · 885/3360
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 35 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: West Malvern Road, Malvern, WR14 4BB
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources