Madresfield CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Malvern, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Madresfield CofE Primary School is a primary school in Malvern, Worcestershire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Madresfield 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 15.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
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
- 40 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Malvern, WR13 5AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “This small school has a caring ethos and warm atmosphere.”
- “Staff are attentive to pupils’ needs and mindful of their well-being.”
- “They enjoy the variety of extra-curricular activities the school offers.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects teachers do not consistently spot and address pupils’ misconceptions and gaps in their learning.”
- “Some subject leaders are new to their roles and are still developing assessment systems in their subjects.”
- “Ways of checking and recording progress over time in these subjects are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.
- Beacon View Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Malvern Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Somers Park Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northleigh CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Callow End CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published