Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Nantwich, CW5 5HD
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Brine Leas School
Audlem Road, Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Local ranking11th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 222
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 65.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
148
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 284
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1411
- Boys
- 708 (50%)
- Girls
- 709 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (105% full)
- SEND
- 15.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.0%
- EAL
- 4.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 78.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,164/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.6%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
87.6%
White British
4.0%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136279
- UKPRN
- 10031374
- Establishment No.
- 4220
- Trust
- THE CORNOVII TRUST
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