The Malling School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Kent
Beech Road, West Malling, ME19 6DH
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
53%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,003 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
53%
1st preference success rate
143 of 270 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
619
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 270 | 143 | ● 53% |
| 2nd preference | 179 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 65 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 619 | 147 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 30 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Davey
- Address
- Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH
- Phone
- 01732840995
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- East Malling, West Malling & Offham · Maidstone and Malling
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 118897
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The Malling Holmesdale Federation
1,051 pupils · 1,003 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 925 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 40.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 162 | — |
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.
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 | 158 | 7% | 33% | 63% | |
| English Language | 158 | 11% | 40% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 152 | 9% | 40% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 9% | 37% | 58% | |
| Geography | 90 | 14% | 39% | 58% | |
| History | 78 | 12% | 36% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 72 | 1% | 28% | 44% | |
| Social Studies | 62 | 15% | 48% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 13% | 42% | 71% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 38% | 62% | 73% | |
| Business | 22 | 18% | 45% | 55% | |
| Physical Education | 12 | 33% | 67% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17355: The Malling 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 42% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
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 Kent 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.