Academy sponsor led · Worcestershire

Northleigh CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147284URN

St. Peters Road, Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, WR14 1QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

59 applications for 30 places · 59th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as Northleigh CofE Primary School (URN 116863), the previous school.

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	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2025	22	43	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2024	22	41	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2023	17	34	2.0	17	1.00
Sep 2022	8	20	2.5	7	0.88
Sep 2021	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2020 *	10	20	2.0	10	1.00
Sep 2019 *	24	49	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2018 *	45	81	1.8	43	0.96
Sep 2017 *	37	84	2.3	33	0.89
Sep 2016 *	34	82	2.4	27	0.79
Sep 2015 *	45	109	2.4	50	1.11
Sep 2014 *	45	86	1.9	42	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 87% · Maths 74% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%35th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	71%	19%	106	104
2023/24	59%	14%	108	103
2022/23	75%	6%	107	104

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

Northleigh CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Somers Park Primary School
0.9 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

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

Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

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

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.4applications per place
Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%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
Cradley CofE Primary School
3.3 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147284 · 885/2033
Trust: Mercian Educational Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Northleigh CofE Primary School (URN 116863)
Address: St. Peters Road, Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, WR14 1QS
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

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