Malvern St James

Malvern St James is a independent school for girls in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Founded in 1893 as "Malvern Girls' College, it was renamed Malvern St James following a succession of amalgamations with other independent schools for girls 'St James's School' in West Malvern, it continues to occupy the same campus as the former college, which includes as its main building, the former Imperial Hotel, which had been taken over for use as a school by Malvern Girls' College in 1919.

It occupies much of the land between the two parallel streets of Barnards Green Road and Avenue Road and is located conveniently close to Great Malvern railway station.

The school comprises three sections: a Junior School for girls aged 4 – 11, a Senior School for girls aged 11 – 18, and a Sixth Form. A November 2009 Ofsted inspection rated the school as Grade 1 (Outstanding).

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