[1] 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.

"[2] The girls wore a simple uniform: white cotton shirts, navy blue coats and skirts.

'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.

[1] In 2019, one of the set texts (Spies by Michael Frayn) had been removed from the sylabus of the English Literature International GCSE paper.

The school apologised and launched an investigation into the incident, and applied to the exam board Cambridge International for 'special consideration' in order that the mistake would not unfairly impact any grades.

[4][5] Malvern St James received the highest rating of 'Excellent' in the independent schools Inspectorate Educational Quality Inspection, published in May 2017.

There are five boarding houses each dedicated to caring for a specific age group: Batsford, Benhams, Austen, Poulton and Greenslade.

[16] He also designed the Great Malvern railway station, the Council House and The Grove in Avenue Road in 1867, originally to be his private residence, which in 1927 became part of the Lawnside School.

Based on an innovative roof construction by Dante Bini, the Binishell (or Parashell), it was built in 1977 by architect Michael Godwin and consultant engineer John Faber.