PRIMARY schools in Malvern are celebrating after 100 per cent of their year six pupils achieved level 4 in their key stage 2 Sats results in English and maths.

Welland Primary School in Welland, near Malvern, ranked second in the county after 100 per cent of pupils achieved a level four in English, maths and both overall.

Headteacher Rachael Huff said the school works well in partnership with its parents and governors as well as its cluster schools to give children “a love of learning”.

She said: “We do our best to give children a love or learning.

“We’re really lucky our children and staff work hard, but we have really worked hard on the curriculum, listening to pupil voice.

“I’m always very proud of them, they represent us well.

“They don’t let us down.

But this is just a small part of how well our children do. It’s typical of the effort they put in. It makes this a great place to work and a great place to be.”

Malvern Wells CofE Primary School was also celebrating after 100 per cent of its pupils achieved level fours in English, maths and both overall.

The achievement means the school was ranked fourth overall in Worcestershire.

Headteacher Kevin Clough said for the first time, some pupils also achieved a level 6.

He said: “Everyone’s worked very hard, the whole community – the governors, the parents, the staff and the children. The children just love to learn, I’m always very proud of them.”

One hundred per cent of year six pupils at Callow End CofE Primary School and Leigh and Bransford Primary School also achieved level four in English, level four in maths and level 4 in both, with the schools ranking fifth and sixth in the county, respectively.

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Percentage of pupils achieving level 4 in English, maths
and English and maths


Castlemorton CofE Primary School - English 80, maths
80, English and maths 70
Great Malvern Primary School - English 62, maths 62,
English and maths 47
Grove Primary School, Malvern - English 85, maths 81,
English and maths 65
Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s CE Primary
School, Hanley
- English 93, maths 93, English and maths 93
Madresfield Primary School, Malvern - English 86, maths
79, English and maths 79
Malvern Parish CE Primary School, Malvern - English 96,
maths 100, English and maths 96
Malvern Wyche CE Primary School, Malvern - English
100, maths 85, English and maths 85
Northleigh CE Primary School, Malvern - English 98,
maths 96, English and maths 96
St James’ CE Primary School, Malvern - English 94,
maths 94, English and maths 94
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Malvern - English
70, maths 70, English and maths 70
St Matthias CE Primary, Malvern - English 60, maths 60,
English and maths 45
Somers Park Primary School, Malvern - English 92,
maths 81, English and maths 77