Schools in Malvern
Worcestershire · 21 schools
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Schools in Malvern (21)
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WR13 6BG
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 90% expected (2025) - Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 5-11 · WR13 6EQ
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · WR14 1WD
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 40.5 (2026) - Great Malvern Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WR14 2BY
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 54% expected (2025) - Madresfield CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · WR13 5AA
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 68% expected (2025) - Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WR14 3BB
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 78% expected (2025)96% of first choices got in - Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · WR14 4ET
Ofsted: Good (2020)KS2: 88% expected (2025)63% of first choices got in - Northleigh CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WR14 1QS
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 78% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - St James' CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WR14 4BB
Ofsted: Good (2020)KS2: 82% expected (2025) - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Malvern
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WR14 1PF
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 69% expected (2025) - The Chase
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · WR14 3NZ
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardAttainment 8: 51.9 (2026) - Cradley CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WR13 5NG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)New report cardKS2: 64% expected (2025)85% of first choices got in - Beacon View Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WR14 2LU
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WR13 5DX
Ofsted report cardKS2: 78% expected (2025) - The Downs, Malvern College Prep School
Independent · Ages 0-13 · Independent · WR13 6EY
- The Elms School
Independent · Ages 3-13 · Independent · WR13 6EF
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21
14 primary · 2 secondary
5,538
77% capacity used
7
0 outstanding · 7 good
7,211
1,673 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
21.6
GCSE Eng+Maths
16.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
795 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +199 primary and +143 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
76% occupied · 772 spare places
Secondary Schools
75% occupied · 678 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Malvern
How many schools are there in Malvern?
Malvern has 21 open schools: 14 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Malvern?
None of the 14 graded schools in Malvern currently holds an Outstanding rating. 13 are rated Good, so 93% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Malvern get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Malvern with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Chase, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.9 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Dyson Perrins CofE Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 40.5 and 28% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
The ChaseDyson Perrins CofE Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Malvern have the best SATs results?
Of the 13 primary schools in Malvern with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Castlemorton Church of England Primary School (86% in reading, 93% in maths); Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School (86% in reading, 90% in maths); and St James' CofE Primary School (82% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Castlemorton Church of England Primary SchoolMalvern Wyche CofE Primary SchoolSt James' CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Malvern?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Malvern selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Malvern?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Worcestershire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Great Malvern Primary School, 1.498 miles for 2021 entry; Somers Park Primary School, 1.958 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
How do I apply for a school place in Malvern?
Apply to your council - Worcestershire; or Herefordshire, County of, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.