The Elms School
The Elms School is an independent school in Malvern for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. It has 156 pupils and room for 195.
Colwall, Malvern, WR13 6EF01684 540344elmsschool.co.ukMr Ed Lyddon headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Herefordshire, County of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 156 | 155 | 164 | 156 | 158 | 159 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | Church of England | 310 m | 164 | Good 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| The Downs, Malvern College Prep School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 220 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Malvern Wells CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.4 miles | 94 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Abbey College in Malvern | Independent | 1.4 miles | 20 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 133 | Good 2020 | 76 | Compare |
| Malvern College | Independent | 2.7 miles | 625 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St James' CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.8 miles | 35 | Good 2020 | 52 | Compare |
| Bridge School Malvern | Independent | 2.8 miles | 56 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Elms School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Elms School yet.
How many pupils does The Elms School have?
156 pupils aged 3 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 195 places, so it is 80% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Colwall, Malvern, WR13 6EF
- Telephone
- 01684 540344
- Website
- www.elmsschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Lyddon
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward
- Hope End
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1931
- URN
- 117003 · LAESTAB 8846001 · UKPRN 10018545
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.