Malvern St James
15 Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Frances King
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 117018
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684892288
About this school
Malvern St James is an independent school in Malvern. It teaches children aged 3 to 20 and has 171 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Malvern St James under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Malvern St James has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1921, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 56 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 49.1 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Malvern St James has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 270 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 40
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malvern College0.6 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
Bridge School Malvern2.2 miles
Special schools · Hanley Swan
-
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
Abbey College in Malvern2.7 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
The Elms School3.3 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
Other schools in Malvern
- Abbey College in Malvern Independent schools
- Malvern College Independent schools
- The Downs, Malvern College Prep School Independent schools
- The Elms School Independent schools
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Malvern Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School Primary
- Madresfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Malvern St James teach?
- Malvern St James teaches children aged 3 to 20. It is an independent school in Malvern.
- Who is the headmistress of Malvern St James?
- The headmistress of Malvern St James is Mrs Frances King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Malvern St James been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Malvern St James under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Malvern St James?
- Malvern St James has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 20.
- Is Malvern St James full?
- Malvern St James has capacity for 450 pupils and 171 on roll (38%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Malvern St James a faith school?
- No. Malvern St James has no designated religious character.
- How have Malvern St James's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Malvern St James's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Malvern St James's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.