Malton School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
999
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
980 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
160 of 190 families who put it first got an offer
160
Places offered
293
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 190 | 160 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 79 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 293 | 160 | 55% |
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Williams
- Address
- Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH
- Phone
- 01653692828
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Malton · Thirsk and Malton
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150644
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
999 pupils · 980 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 808 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 159 | — |
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 | 31.74 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13% | 17% |
| A-level students | 99 | — |
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 | 157 | 18% | 66% | 85% | |
| English Language | 157 | 20% | 59% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 152 | 14% | 45% | 68% | |
| History | 123 | 24% | 45% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 90 | 11% | 31% | 60% | |
| Geography | 84 | 15% | 43% | 57% | |
| Biology | 63 | 27% | 73% | 90% | |
| Physics | 63 | 22% | 73% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 26% | 66% | 90% | |
| French | 56 | 30% | 68% | 82% | |
| Physical Education | 53 | 9% | 36% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 33% | 76% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 3% | 21% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 8% | 12% | 38% | |
| Biology | 24 | 4% | 17% | 46% | |
| Geography | 21 | 5% | 33% | 62% | |
| Economics | 20 | 0% | 15% | 40% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 13% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 12 | 0% | 25% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 9% | 27% | 55% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13526: Malton School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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.
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 North Yorkshire 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.