Primary school in Malvern, Worcestershire
Grove Primary School
Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2LU
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 15 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- Places
- 390
- How full
- 26% full — 103 of 390 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 37 / 66
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Malvern Hills 007A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Alice Guest
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Great Malvern
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- URN
- 151298
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 48% | 0.6 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Somers Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Great Malvern Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 29% | 0.7 mi |
| Malvern Parish CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 0.8 mi |
| Northleigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 71% | 1 mi |
| Madresfield CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 50% | 1.3 mi |
| St James' CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 73% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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