Leigh and Bransford Primary School, Malvern

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Leigh and Bransford Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils at Leigh and Bransford are well prepared for the next stages in their learning."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is a strength of the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is broad and balanced."

Early years - Expected standard. "Warm relationships pervade the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs closely when they join the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders embody the school values of being curious, resilient and expressive with purpose and clarity."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a well-organised personal development programme that builds on prior learning and is age-appropriate."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers routinely use assessment strategies effectively to check for pupils' understanding, address misconceptions and deepen pupils' learning. • Leaders should ensure that staff training is consistently embedded by staff into their daily teaching practice".

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Leigh and Bransford Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Leigh and Bransford Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Leigh and Bransford Primary School are Somers Park Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 67% maths); St Matthias Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 68% maths); Northleigh CofE Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 74% maths); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern (2.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths).

Leigh and Bransford Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Leigh and Bransford Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Mercian Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Leigh and Bransford Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 13 (7.1%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Malvern Link Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Oak (opposite), 300 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

In 2024/25, Leigh and Bransford Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.