Malbank School and Sixth Form College

Welsh Row, Nantwich, CW5 5HD

Secondary

Phase

1384

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 December 2025 and continues as Malbank School and Sixth Form College (URN 152168) (opened 1 January 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 42.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 32.0% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 59.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 45.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 200

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 97.0%
Continued in education: 92.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 96.0%
Higher education: 63.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 24.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

30.2

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

28.9

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 7.7% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 26.3
16-18 Cohort: 127

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1271
Boys: 599 (47%)
Girls: 672 (53%)
Capacity: 1384 (92% full)
SEND: 19.9%
FSM Eligible: 26.6%
EAL: 9.4%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.9%
SEN Support: 15.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.6:1
Teachers (FTE): 81.5
Budget per Pupil: £7,436/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 10.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 25.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 83.9%
White Other: 6.3%
Black African: 1.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
Asian Indian: 1.4%
Mixed Other: 1.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
Asian Other: 0.9%

83.9%

White British

6.3%

White Other

1.7%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01270611009

jdh@malbank.cheshire.sch.uk

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Welsh Row

Nantwich, North West

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Administrative

URN: 111419
UKPRN: 10004161
Establishment No.: 4143

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