Malvern Wells CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Malvern Wells, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.319 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Malvern Wells CofE Primary School is a primary school in Malvern Wells, Worcestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Malvern Wells CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.319 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.319 miles away, the 29th longest of 83 Worcestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 6 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 263 Wells Road, Malvern Wells, WR14 4HF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 94 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders at Malvern Wells CofE Primary School welcome everyone.”
- “Pupils feel safe, enjoy life at school and thrive.”
- “Parents and carers share their children’s enthusiasm for the education provided.”
To improve
- “To date, however, there has been little opportunity for other staff in the school to receive the training they need to develop leadership roles.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Welland Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Great Malvern Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Beacon View Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published