What schools serve Malvern?

There are 22 schools in Malvern, Herefordshire, County of, including Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery, Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School, Cradley CofE Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St James' CofE Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Malvern?

Malvern has 14 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. There are also 6 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Malvern?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Malvern, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Malvern schools are set by Herefordshire, County of and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Herefordshire, County of admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Malvern?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Malvern are set by Herefordshire, County of as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Malvern

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Malvern has 22 schools including 14 primaries and 2 secondaries, with admissions overseen by Herefordshire Council. Eleven schools are academies and 11 carry a faith designation (predominantly Church of England and Roman Catholic), giving Malvern one of the more complex admissions mixes for a mid-sized market town.

The main secondary schools serving Malvern are Dyson Perrins C of E Academy and The Chase Technology College. Dyson Perrins gives priority to Church of England worshippers before distance, while The Chase uses straight-line distance as its primary tiebreaker. Parents should check the published catchment maps annually as boundary shifts can affect eligibility.

School demand in Malvern

Across the 21 schools in Malvern with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 78%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

11 schools in Malvern have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

11 of the schools in Malvern are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Herefordshire, County of, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

13 of the schools in Malvern have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Malvern: 1 oversubscribed (14)

Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Malvern · WR13 6EQ

Ages 5-11 168 pupils Capacity 210

Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Malvern · WR14 4ET

Ages 5-11 131 pupils Capacity 140

Cradley CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Malvern · WR13 5NG

Ages 4-11 81 pupils Capacity 140

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Malvern · WR14 1PF

Ages 4-11 106 pupils Capacity 210

St James' CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Malvern · WR14 4BB

Ages 4-11 41 pupils Capacity 105

Great Malvern Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR14 2BY

Ages 3-11 340 pupils Capacity 372

Somers Park Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR14 1SE

Ages 2-11 607 pupils Capacity 640

Malvern Parish CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR14 3BB

Ages 4-11 210 pupils Capacity 210

Madresfield CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR13 5AA

Ages 5-11 94 pupils Capacity 105

Castlemorton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR13 6BG

Ages 2-11 94 pupils Capacity 105

Welland Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR13 6NE

Ages 4-11 131 pupils Capacity 140

Northleigh CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Malvern · WR14 1QS

Ages 2-11 196 pupils Capacity 210

Leigh and Bransford Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR13 5DX

Ages 4-11 181 pupils Capacity 210

Grove Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Malvern · WR14 2LU

Ages 2-11 Capacity 390

Secondary Schools in Malvern (2)

Dyson Perrins CofE Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR14 1WD

Ages 11-16 615 pupils Capacity 1040

The Chase

Secondary · Academy converter

Malvern · WR14 3NZ

Ages 11-18 1407 pupils Capacity 1679