Abbey College in Malvern

Independent school · Mixed · ages 14–19 · with sixth formWorcestershire, Malvern WR14school website

An independent school in Worcestershire for ages 14–19: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
20

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Worcestershire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 100 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say1

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5—

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

7.9Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school7.9
Worcestershire44.2
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 7 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Worcestershire 41%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureAbbey College in MalvernWorcestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)7.944.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%41%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%41%41%
EBacc average point score0.473.924.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—22%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—30.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—48.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—10%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

3.63%of the GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,611 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication25%
Arts & Humanities6%
Digital & ICT Skills2%
Social & Cultural Skills0%
Mathematics & Statistics0%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects5

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Fine Art457%9%—28%—
Persian229%0%—77%—
Russian229%0%—87%—
English Literature114%86%—21%—
Art and Design114%7%—24%—
A level subjects5

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Physics——12%
Photography——3%
Chemistry——17%
Mathematics——31%
Persian——0%
A level results8
MeasureAbbey College in MalvernWorcestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study19——
— of whom A level students52,307261,341
Average A level grade—C+B-
Average points per A level entry—32.0035.00
Average grade, best 3 A levels—C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects—12%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages4
Language & Communication20%
Arts & Humanities6%
Digital & ICT Skills1%
Social & Cultural Skills0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

critical source 3.6opinion 2.9purpose 1.9context 1.7inference 1.7extended text 1.7conversation 1.7vocabulary 1.7theme 1.6media 1.4material 1.4technique 1.4key point 1.3overall message 1.1verb tense 1.1time reference 1.1narrative 1.1authentic material 1.1coherence 1.1grammatical structure 1.1tense 1.1justification 1.1translation 1.1register 1.1

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses media, creative process, colour from Art and Design, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: storyboard artist
Craft technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses textile design, colour, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D modeller, colour sampling technician, after-sales service technician
Advertising creativeLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses creative industry, typography, colour from Art and Design · jobs: advertising copywriter, art director
More apprenticeships9
Creative digital design professional (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses digital photography, typography, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D animator, ICT application developer, creative director
Engineering design technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses annotation, environment, material from Art and Design · jobs: drafter, electronics engineering technician, civil engineering technician
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses technique, colour, prototyping from Art and Design · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Scenic artistLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses painting, drawing, material from Art and Design · jobs: scenic painter
BlacksmithLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses mixed media, painting from Art and Design · jobs: blacksmith
Systems engineer (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses issue, experimentation from Art and Design · jobs: electrical engineer
Junior animatorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses form, texture from Art and Design
Peer workerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses identity, culture, accuracy from Modern Foreign Language · jobs: social work assistant
Archaeological specialist (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses technique, interpretation from Art and Design · jobs: project support officer
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Worcestershire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.