Malmesbury School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 13 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wiltshire
Unique reference
137308
Address
Corn Gastons, SN16 0DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1470 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
5.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.7%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.7%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3.3%
Chinese 2.2%
African 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.26
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.1
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.73
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE107
BiologyGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE48
ChineseGCSE10
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE53
DanceGCSE5
English LanguageGCSE262
English LiteratureGCSE253
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE38
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Malmesbury School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
240
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
233
2nd preference
61
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
52
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
233
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
235
123
112
Year 8
242
118
124
Year 9
249
127
122
Year 10
225
125
100
Year 11
265
130
135
Year 12
126
61
65
Year 13
128
55
73
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
87.0%
85.6%
Further education
17.0%
34.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
57.0%
46.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
15.0%
5.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
4.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
84.0%
62.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
53.0%
25.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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