- What did Ofsted judge Malmesbury School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Malmesbury School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in March 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Malmesbury School?
- Malmesbury School has 1,438 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Malmesbury School take?
- Malmesbury School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
- Where is Malmesbury School located?
- Malmesbury School is located in Malmesbury, SN16 0DF, Wiltshire.
- How do I apply to Malmesbury School?
- Malmesbury School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How far from Malmesbury School were places offered?
- The furthest place offered at Malmesbury School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 34.454 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
- How are Year 7 places decided at Malmesbury School?
- When Malmesbury School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Proof required by the deadline date; 2. Vulnerable children — Children from families registered with the National Asylum Support Service; children or families with a serious medical, physical or psychological condition where written evidence is provided at the time of application from a senior clinical medical officer, general practitioner or specialist showing that it would be detrimental to the child or family not to admit to the preferred school. 'Families' means living at the same address at the time of application and on a permanent basis. Proof required by the deadline date; 3. Designated area siblings and shared area siblings — A child is considered under this criterion if a sibling is attending the school as at the deadline date and the child lives within the designated area or shared area at the same address as the sibling. The sibling must not be in Year 12 or 13 of the school at the deadline date. Step, half and foster siblings are included, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications than spaces within any criterion, priority is given to those who live nearest to the school, measured in a straight line using eastings and northings. If applications still cannot be separated, a tiebreak consisting of a random unseen allocation is conducted by the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Malmesbury School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.9% of pupils at Malmesbury School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.