Cradley CofE Primary SchoolSt James' CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Malvern.

Summary of the comparison

Cradley CofE Primary School and St James' CofE Primary School are primary schools in Malvern.

  • Cradley CofE Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St James' CofE Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cradley CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cradley CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement and St James' 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 47.0% for Cradley CofE Primary School and 73.0% for St James' CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cradley CofE Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St James' CofE Primary School (36.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cradley CofE Primary School versus St James' CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MalvernCradley CofE Primary SchoolMalvernSt James' CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking38th of 75 in Herefordshire 90th of 173 in Worcestershire
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll81 41
Capacity140 105
LocationMalvern, WR13 5NG Malvern, WR14 4BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census81 41
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 17.1%
English as an additional language3.7% 14.6%
SEN support18.5% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% 4.9% 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.

Cradley CofE Primary School

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