Foundation school Secondary Open

The Malling School

Beech Road, East Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME19 6DH

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 March 2023). Last inspected 28 March 2023.

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1,046
Pupils
29.9%
Free school meals

About this school

The Malling School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. The school has 1,046 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 March 2023). Last inspected 28 March 2023. The Headteacher is John Vennart. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to The Malling Holmesdale Federation.

School details

Headteacher
John Vennart
Trust
The Malling Holmesdale Federation
Local authority
Kent
Gender
Mixed
URN
118897

International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16–19) IB CP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
060074
IB since
08 June 2017
IB region
Africa, Europe, Middle East
Country
United Kingdom

Admissions

Applications for places at The Malling School are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

41.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.21
Progress 8 · 2023-24
27%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
54%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.61
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
49%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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