Malvern Primary School

Malvern Primary School is performing exceptionally well across all areas. Inspectors found a school where pupils are happy, safe and achieve remarkably well, with impeccable behaviour and a calm, purposeful environment. The curriculum is carefully constructed and staff are well trained, including specialist teaching in music and physical education, and provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is exceptional. Reading is a high priority, and pupils become fluent readers by the end of Year 2. Pupils benefit from an unusually rich wider development programme, including sports, leadership roles and a wide range of clubs, and they are well prepared for the next stage of education. Governance is strong, staff feel supported, and most parents hold the school in high regard. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its previous inspection grade was good. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and no areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Pupils flourish, feel safe and are happy at school
• Pupils achieve remarkably well and meet exceptionally high standards
• Behaviour in and around school is impeccable
• The curriculum is exceptionally well thought out and carefully constructed
• High-quality, research-informed training supports staff to teach with expertise
• Provision for pupils with SEND is exceptional
• Phonics is delivered expertly and pupils become fluent readers by the end of Year 2
• Pupils’ attitudes to learning are excellent and little learning time is lost
• The school’s emphasis on pupils’ wider development is exceptional
• A wealth of leadership opportunities helps pupils build commitment and independence
• Governors fulfil their strategic role with commitment and tenacity
• Staff value the consideration given to their workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Malvern Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Malvern 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 Malvern Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.6% 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. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Malvern Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Malvern Primary School received £7,020 and spent £6,779 for each of its 476 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £245,000 (£515 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 Malvern Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Malvern Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Malvern Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Malvern Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Malvern Primary School have?

Malvern Primary School has 486 pupils on roll.

What age range does Malvern Primary School cover?

Malvern Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Malvern Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Malvern Primary School?

Malvern Primary School is at Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 6XA.