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Malvern St James
Malvern St James School is an independent day and boarding school. It is located in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England. First founded in 1893 as Malvern Girls' College, it adopted its current name in 2006 following a merger with St James's School.
Originally established as a girls' school, the institution, following a period of operating deficits between 2021 and 2023, transitioned to a co-educational model in September 2025. This change moved the school moved from a charitable trust to a for-profit model after its acquisition by the Galaxy Global Education Group.[clarification needed]
The school provides education across three departments: a Prep Department (ages 3–11), Senior School (ages 11–16), and a Sixth Form (ages 16–18).
In April 2026, Galaxy Global Education Group announced that the school will close in summer 2026 because of a fall in the number of pupils.
Malvern Girls' College was founded in 1893 by Miss Greenslade and Miss Poulton. it was first located in College Road; in 1919 it moved to buildings of the former Imperial Hotel. In 1934, a major extension including an assembly hall was built. Further extensions included the Hatfield building in the 1960s, the Edinburgh Dome in 1977 and The Science Education Centre in 1998.
St James's School was founded in the south of England by twin sisters Alice and Katrine Baird in 1896 and moved to the large mansion of Lord Howard de Walden in West Malvern in 1902.
The Abbey School was founded in Blockley, Worcestershire and moved to Malvern in 1897 and to Malvern Wells in 1908. Two of the Baird sisters, Diana and Alice, ran the two houses for students: the Junior House, for the girls aged 11–14, and the Senior House for girls above 14. "The Miss Bairds were remarkable: five spinster sisters all over six feet tall and all to be Head Mistresses." The girls wore a simple uniform: white cotton shirts, navy blue coats and skirts. "There were no 'O Levels' or 'A Levels' in those days, and exams were not taken seriously. 'Citizenship' was what the Miss Bairds were most anxious to instill; it must be admitted with considerable success--many girls were later notable for lives of public service."
In 1979 the two schools merged on the West Malvern campus of St James and the resulting school was named St James's & The Abbey. In 1994 Lawnside School, which was founded around 1856, merged with St James's & The Abbey School and the school was renamed St James's. In 2006, Malvern Girls' College merged with St James's School and was refounded as Malvern St James (MSJ).
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Malvern St James
Malvern St James School is an independent day and boarding school. It is located in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England. First founded in 1893 as Malvern Girls' College, it adopted its current name in 2006 following a merger with St James's School.
Originally established as a girls' school, the institution, following a period of operating deficits between 2021 and 2023, transitioned to a co-educational model in September 2025. This change moved the school moved from a charitable trust to a for-profit model after its acquisition by the Galaxy Global Education Group.[clarification needed]
The school provides education across three departments: a Prep Department (ages 3–11), Senior School (ages 11–16), and a Sixth Form (ages 16–18).
In April 2026, Galaxy Global Education Group announced that the school will close in summer 2026 because of a fall in the number of pupils.
Malvern Girls' College was founded in 1893 by Miss Greenslade and Miss Poulton. it was first located in College Road; in 1919 it moved to buildings of the former Imperial Hotel. In 1934, a major extension including an assembly hall was built. Further extensions included the Hatfield building in the 1960s, the Edinburgh Dome in 1977 and The Science Education Centre in 1998.
St James's School was founded in the south of England by twin sisters Alice and Katrine Baird in 1896 and moved to the large mansion of Lord Howard de Walden in West Malvern in 1902.
The Abbey School was founded in Blockley, Worcestershire and moved to Malvern in 1897 and to Malvern Wells in 1908. Two of the Baird sisters, Diana and Alice, ran the two houses for students: the Junior House, for the girls aged 11–14, and the Senior House for girls above 14. "The Miss Bairds were remarkable: five spinster sisters all over six feet tall and all to be Head Mistresses." The girls wore a simple uniform: white cotton shirts, navy blue coats and skirts. "There were no 'O Levels' or 'A Levels' in those days, and exams were not taken seriously. 'Citizenship' was what the Miss Bairds were most anxious to instill; it must be admitted with considerable success--many girls were later notable for lives of public service."
In 1979 the two schools merged on the West Malvern campus of St James and the resulting school was named St James's & The Abbey. In 1994 Lawnside School, which was founded around 1856, merged with St James's & The Abbey School and the school was renamed St James's. In 2006, Malvern Girls' College merged with St James's School and was refounded as Malvern St James (MSJ).