Malmesbury School

State-Funded School

malmesbury-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

South CotswoldsConstituency

SN16 0DFPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Malmesbury School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,438 pupils. Malmesbury School is part of The Athelstan Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.57

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,438

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,438
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Athelstan Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
31 May 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.