Malmesbury School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire
Corn Gastons, Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,438
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,384 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
226 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
321
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 226 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 54 | 4 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 321 | 231 | 72% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 77 applications came from outside the council area (39 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Brett Jouny
- Address
- Corn Gastons, Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
- Phone
- 01666829700
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Malmesbury · South Cotswolds
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137308
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
1,438 pupils · 1,384 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,228 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.21 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 221 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 118 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 220 | 25% | 58% | 78% | |
| English Language | 220 | 19% | 56% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 14% | 55% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 179 | 9% | 47% | 72% | |
| History | 120 | 33% | 63% | 75% | |
| Geography | 89 | 25% | 65% | 80% | |
| Religious Studies | 76 | 25% | 66% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 8% | 52% | 78% | |
| French | 59 | 25% | 61% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 42 | 21% | 60% | 71% | |
| Physics | 41 | 73% | 95% | 95% | |
| Physical Education | 40 | 10% | 70% | 80% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 36 | 22% | 47% | 64% | |
| Sociology | 34 | 18% | 32% | 74% | |
| Economics | 33 | 0% | 21% | 52% | |
| History | 30 | 3% | 20% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 0% | 3% | 28% | |
| Physics | 19 | 21% | 32% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 5% | 5% | 16% | |
| Biology | 18 | 6% | 28% | 50% | |
| English Language | 18 | 0% | 11% | 50% | |
| Geography | 16 | 19% | 38% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7% | 27% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 0% | 20% | 53% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13267: Malmesbury School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.