Located in Malvern, Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 5 to 11. The school is a voluntary controlled school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a church of england religious character.

Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School currently has around 131 pupils on roll, which is about 94% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 47.3% boys and 52.7% girls. Around 4.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.6%. Persistent absence is recorded at 13.4%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (81.7%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Lower Wyche Road, Malvern, WR14 4ET
Website: http://www.wyche.worcs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01684573205
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Murphy
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116830

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2020

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 131
Number of Boys: 62
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British81.70%107
Other White9.20%12
Pakistani3.10%4
Other Mixed3.10%4
White and Asian0.80%1
Other (any other ethnic group)0.80%1
Indian0.80%1
Unclassified0.80%1
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Above Average (3.0)
Writing: Well Below Average (-3.1)
Maths: Average (-0.5)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
79%
Town average
60%
Local authority average
59%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
5%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
111.0
Town average
106.0
Local authority average
105.6
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
104.1
Local authority average
103.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School
Lower Wyche Road , WR14 4ET
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
Manby Road , WR14 3BB
3out of 4 2,057 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Malvern Parish CofE Primary School
Manby Road , WR14 3BB
- not rated 2,057 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Primary School
West Malvern Road , WR14 4BB
3out of 4 2,410 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Malvern Wells CofE Primary School
263 Wells Road , WR14 4HF
3out of 4 2,762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Chase
Geraldine Road , WR14 3NZ
3out of 4 2,054 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chase
Geraldine Road , WR14 3NZ
- not rated 2,054 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillstone School
Abbey Road , WR14 3HF
- not rated 1,247 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
Malvern College
College Road , Malvern WR14 3DF
- not rated 1,342 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Croftdown School
Abbey Road , Great Malvern WR14 3HE
- not rated 1,696 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School
Brockhill Road , Colwall WR13 6EY
- not rated 1,717 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wells House School
Holywell Road , WR14 4LH
- not rated 1,756 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.