St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
About full for 2026 entry
For 2026 entry, first choices (14) roughly matched the 14 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Places offered
14
First choices
14
First choices per place
1.0
Last distance offered
Not published
Will you get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern:
- The straight-line distance from your home to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern.
- Worcestershire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Worcestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Demand in detail
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
First-choice demand has risen from 12 in 2021 to 14 in 2026, while places went from 13 to 14.
Across Worcestershire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (33.3% of those heard).
First choices and places at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern, 2017 to 2026
First choices have not clearly exceeded places in the years we hold.
- 2017
- 2222
- 2018
- 99
- 2019
- 1212
- 2020
- 1010
- 2021
- 1213
- 2022
- 1718
- 2023
- 1414
- 2024
- 1111
- 2025
- 1313
- 2026
- 1414
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 15 | 33 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northleigh CofE Primary School | 0.2 miles | 30 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Somers Park Primary School | 0.5 miles | 52 | 1.0 (2026) | 1.96 miles (2021) |
| St Matthias Church of England Primary School | 0.7 miles | 23 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Beacon View Primary School | 0.7 miles | 10 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| St James' CofE Primary School | 1 miles | 5 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Malvern Parish CofE Primary School | 1.3 miles | 28 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern is its own admission authority: the school sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Worcestershire.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
As a Roman Catholic school, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern may give priority to children of families of that faith. Check its policy for any supplementary form and evidence it asks for.
Joining during the school year
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern has 99 pupils for 210 places. That leaves room across the school, so places outside the normal entry year may come up. Moving mid-year? Apply through Worcestershire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
How and when to apply
Primary school (Reception) applications for September 2027 close in 80 days, on Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through Worcestershire; offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Worcestershire admissions dates and figures.
Questions about getting into St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern
Will I get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern?
For 2026 entry, first choices (14) roughly matched the 14 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern oversubscribed?
Not in the 13 years we hold (2014 to 2026): first choices never clearly exceeded the places offered.
How far away does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern offer places?
We don't hold a published cut-off distance for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern. Ask Worcestershire or the school whether they publish one; councils that do usually include it in their admissions booklet.
What can I do if I don't get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (33.3% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.
Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern give priority to Roman Catholic families?
It is a Roman Catholic school, so its admissions policy may give priority to children from families of that faith, usually with evidence such as a form signed by a minister. Check the policy for this year's criteria and deadlines for any supplementary form.