Malmesbury School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Corn Gastons
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 0DF
Phone 01666829700
Reference Number 137308

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1470
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.27%
Girls: 49.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.4

Year Groups

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

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.7%
White, Other 3.3%
Chinese 2.2%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-03
Date Description Report
2024-03-12 School inspection: School inspection:
2015-06-03 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-05-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Malmesbury School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-11-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-01-14 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-11-19 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-01-14 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
51.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 55.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 70.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 40.6 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 39.96 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 22.9% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 61 6
Third Preference 37 0
From another Local Authority 52 25

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Malmesbury Church of England Primary School
Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9JR
0.46 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury
Holloway Hill, Holloway, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9BB
0.64 miles
Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School
The Street, Lea, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9PG
2.2 miles
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School
Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6EF
3.54 miles
Crudwell CofE Primary School
Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9ER
3.86 miles
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Dauntsey Road, Great Somerford, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5HS
3.88 miles
Seagry Church of England Primary School
Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5EX
4.41 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
St Mary's Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8BW
4.48 miles
Sherston CofE Primary School
Knockdown Road, Sherston, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0NJ
4.68 miles
Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School
Stanton St Quintin, Nr. Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6DQ
4.8 miles
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Westonbirt School
Westonbirt, Tetbury, GL8 8QG
4.02 miles
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Lowfield Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8AE
4.73 miles
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