Malbank School and Sixth Form College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Unique reference
- 111419
- Address
- Welsh Row, CW5 5HD
- Website
- http://www.malbank.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1234 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.6%
- Girls
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 85.5%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 3.9%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 48 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
Admissions
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 259 139 120 |
| Year 8 | 233 108 125 |
| Year 9 | 236 110 126 |
| Year 10 | 198 88 110 |
| Year 11 | 197 78 119 |
| Year 12 | 71 32 39 |
| Year 13 | 40 20 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 37.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 44.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 51.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 17.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 14.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |