Colwall CofE Primary School and NurseryMalvern Wells CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery and Malvern Wells CofE Primary School are primary schools.

  • Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Malvern Wells CofE Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Malvern Wells CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and Malvern Wells CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery and 50.0% for Malvern Wells CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery (44.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Malvern Wells CofE Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery versus Malvern Wells CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MalvernColwall CofE Primary School and NurseryMalvern WellsMalvern Wells CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking68th of 75 in Herefordshire 31st of 173 in Worcestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 92
Capacity210 105
LocationMalvern, WR13 6EQ Malvern Wells, WR14 4HF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 50.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 92
Free school meals (ever 6)19.6% 15.2%
English as an additional language1.8% 4.3%
SEN support12.5% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.9% 10.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery

Malvern Wells CofE Primary School

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