St James' CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt James' CofE Primary School is a primary school in Malvern Hills, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 35 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, May 2025
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 7 May 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at St James' CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Worcestershire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Northleigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School MalvernPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Malvern CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.7 km
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Malvern Hills
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).