Leigh and Bransford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Malvern, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.419 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Leigh and Bransford Primary School is a primary school in Malvern, Worcestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Leigh and Bransford 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 | 3.419 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 Reception 2026 last distance offered was 3.419 miles, the 26th longest of 83 Worcestershire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.17 miles.
- Last distance offered at Reception was further away in 2026 than in 2020, and every applicant was offered a place in 5 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception in 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Hoopers Close, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, WR13 5DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Leigh and Bransford Primary school is a friendly, respectful community, where pupils can be themselves.”
- “At the start of the day, pupils and staff warmly greet each other.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive school and speak positively about the support and care they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “Some pupils do not always focus as well as they might in the classroom.”
- “However, in lessons a small number occasionally disengage from learning.”
- “However, not all teachers use assessment strategies well enough to ensure all pupils understand concepts they are being taught.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2026 (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) | 56% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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.
- Somers Park Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northleigh CofE Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Madresfield CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Beacon View Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Powick CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rushwick CofE Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published