St James' CofE Primary School

WorcestershireVoluntary aided school

West Malvern Road, Malvern, WR14 4BB

Headteacher: Mrs Jen AlfordSchool website ↗Pupils: 41 (capacity: 105)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2020
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2020
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 March 2020Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
73.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 73%·Maths 82%All three 73%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
3
How many families wanted this school first?
3
How many got their first choice?
3of 3 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
6

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
39%girls·61%boys
16 girls, 25 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 88% (2018/19), currently 73%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1635.0%6.0%-1.5-3.7-5.0
2016/1747.0%6.0%-0.3-4.1-4.9
2017/1877.0%15.0%-1.4+0.6-2.4
2018/1988.0%38.0%-0.3-0.9-1.6
2022/2336.0%0.0%+0.4-3.1-3.0
2023/2453.0%0.0%---
2024/2573.0%0.0%---
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