Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School, Hanley Swan

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hanley Swan, St Gabriel's with St Mary's is a voluntary-controlled Church of England primary school for pupils aged 4 - 11 years. We are a happy, family school with a Christian ethos where staff, children and families enjoy working together to continuously seek improvement and promote high standards of achievement and success."

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 94% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 100% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School are Welland Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths); Malvern Wells CofE Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 63% maths); Great Malvern Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 56% reading, 52% maths); and Malvern Parish CofE Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths).

Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Hanley and Upton Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (17.4%) received SEN support and 7 (6.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Great Malvern Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westmere (opposite), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.