Beacon View Primary School
Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, WR14 2LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Alice Guest
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mercian Educational Trust
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 151298
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684572516
About this school
Beacon View Primary School is a primary academy in Malvern. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Grove Primary School (URN 135067).
How Beacon View Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 103 | — |
| St Matthias Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6.6% | 49.7% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 3.5% | 17.9% | 99 | 0.7 miles |
| Somers Park Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 20.5% | 582 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Malvern Primary School | 29% | 7.3% | 58.3% | 325 | 0.7 miles |
| Malvern Parish CofE Primary School | 68% | 4% | 14.8% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthias Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Malvern Link
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Malvern
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Somers Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Malvern
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Great Malvern Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Malvern
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Malvern Parish CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Malvern
Other schools in Malvern
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Malvern Primary School Primary
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School Primary
- Madresfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School Primary
- Northleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Somers Park Primary School Primary
- St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Grove Primary School to Beacon View Primary School recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon View Primary School teach?
- Beacon View Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Malvern.
- Who is the headteacher of Beacon View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beacon View Primary School is Ms Alice Guest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beacon View Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon View Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beacon View Primary School?
- Beacon View Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beacon View Primary School full?
- Beacon View Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 103 on roll (26%), 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 Beacon View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beacon View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beacon View Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beacon View Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beacon View Primary School?
- Beacon View Primary School is part of MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Beacon View Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Beacon View Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 September 2026.