Academy converter · Worcestershire

St Matthias Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
162Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147903URN

Cromwell Road, Malvern Link, WR14 1NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

40 applications for 23 places · 82nd of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 · 25 June 2024Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as St Matthias Church of England Primary School (URN 137185), St Matthias Church of England Primary School (URN 116899), 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	23	40	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2025	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2024	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2023	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2022	23	26	1.1	16	0.70
Sep 2021	20	27	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2020 *	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2019 *	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2018 *	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2016 *	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	65	2.2	24	0.80
Sep 2014 *	30	45	1.5	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 55% · Maths 68% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%96th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	48%	0%	103	100
2023/24	50%	0%	102	102
2022/23	59%	4%	102	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

St Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Somers Park Primary School
0.5 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Beacon View Primary School
0.9 km · Worcestershire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.4applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern
1.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Northleigh CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Great Malvern Primary School
2.1 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Madresfield CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Worcestershire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147903 · 885/2038
Trust: The Spire Church of England Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 162 on roll
Free school meals: 45.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2020
Replaced: St Matthias Church of England Primary School (URN 137185); St Matthias Church of England Primary School (URN 116899)
Address: Cromwell Road, Malvern Link, WR14 1NA
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

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