St James' CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Malvern, Worcestershire·WR14 4BB
Composite score
47.4
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#8,185
National rank
#853
In West Midlands
#69
In Worcestershire
Top 56%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 5 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
8
any preference, for 5 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St James' CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
41
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,129
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St James' CofE Primary School

St James' CofE Primary School is a primary school in Malvern, Worcestershire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 41 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 20.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St James' CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 5 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 11.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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