Malden Parochial CofE Primary School

Malden Parochial CofE Primary School is a caring, inclusive Church of England primary where pupils feel safe, behave well and attend regularly. Inspectors found strong standards in attendance and behaviour and in personal development and wellbeing, with a calm, purposeful ethos underpinned by the school’s Christian values. Safeguarding standards are met. Achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance are all at the expected standard. Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics by the end of key stage 2, phonics and mathematical fluency are taught consistently, and leaders have improved writing. Inclusion is a clear priority, and governors and leaders know the school well. However, learning in the wider curriculum is not consistently deep, and training for high-quality teaching is not yet embedded in all subjects. The main development points are to embed high-quality teaching so pupils gain in-depth knowledge across the curriculum, and to make early years staff interactions more consistently effective at moving children’s learning forward. Published data shows disadvantaged pupils’ combined outcomes below national averages, but cohorts are small and the report notes that disadvantaged pupils achieve well alongside their peers.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and safeguarding standards are met.
• Attendance is above the national average and persistent absence is well below average.
• Pupils behave well, lessons are calm and purposeful, and bullying is not tolerated.
• The school’s Christian values and caring ethos create a strong sense of belonging.
• Personal development is strong, with wide enrichment including forest school, clubs and visits.
• Pupils develop confidence, responsibility and respect, including through leadership roles.
• Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics at the end of key stage 2.
• Systematic synthetic phonics is delivered consistently well.
• The curriculum is broad, balanced and logically sequenced.
• Inclusion is central, with early identification and effective adaptations for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Leaders know the school well, provide suitable training and support staff wellbeing.
• Governors are knowledgeable and hold leaders to account effectively.
• Parents speak positively about the school’s caring and nurturing ethos.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not always develop deep subject-specific knowledge and skills in the wider curriculum.
• Training for high-quality teaching is not consistently embedded across all subjects, particularly the wider curriculum.
• Staff sometimes miss opportunities to move pupils’ learning on during lessons.
• Early years staff interactions sometimes miss opportunities to extend children’s learning in the moment.

In 2024–25 pupils at Malden Parochial CofE Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Malden Parochial CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Malden Parochial CofE Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Malden Parochial CofE Primary School received £7,435 and spent £7,347 for each of its 225 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£529 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Malden Parochial CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Malden Parochial CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Malden Parochial CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Malden Parochial CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Malden Parochial CofE Primary School have?

Malden Parochial CofE Primary School has 231 pupils on roll.

What age range does Malden Parochial CofE Primary School cover?

Malden Parochial CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Malden Parochial CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Malden Parochial CofE Primary School?

Malden Parochial CofE Primary School is at The Manor Drive, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7LW.