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Malbank School and Sixth Form College

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formCheshire East, North West · Nantwich CW5 5HDTrust: The Cornovii TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,289of 1,384 places
Free school meals
24.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
200
Ofsted
Good, 14 June 2022Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Malbank School and Sixth Form College (URN 111419, until 1 November 2025).

What the data says

Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 at Malbank School and Sixth Form College in 2023, 36% stayed on in Malbank School and Sixth Form College’s own sixth form (Cheshire East average 40%), 55% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 61% went to university (Cheshire East 27%, England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 89% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.9 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 32% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire East and England.

This school
Cheshire East
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Pupils in the cohort1864,099607,348
Any sustained destination97%94%92%
Stayed in education92%88%86%
— school sixth form36%40%34%
— sixth form college2%7%13%
— further education college55%40%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship2%3%3%
Employment2%3%3%
No sustained destination2%4%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Cheshire East
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Students in the cohort805,417541,441
Any sustained destination95%79%79%
University (higher education)61%27%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students14%14%19%
Further education3%6%5%
Apprenticeship6%10%7%
Employment24%36%28%
No sustained destination4%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)42.947.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%68%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects45%39%41%
EBacc average point score3.694.104.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort27%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.132.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils45.850.650.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language12%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 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
Mathematics200100%88%10%22%64%
English Language200100%89%13%20%67%
English Literature19397%86%13%21%71%
Statistics17789%5%0%20%53%
Combined Science14774%65%3%9%41%
History11256%41%17%26%55%
Geography7136%41%4%25%54%
French5628%18%9%29%46%
Art and Design5327%7%26%24%100%
Chemistry4724%23%23%47%85%
Physics4724%23%17%46%87%
Biology4623%23%35%45%93%
Media Studies3920%4%26%20%69%
Psychology3819%3%21%22%74%
Computer Science2312%13%30%30%61%
Spanish2211%19%5%27%68%
Design and Technology2010%11%15%23%90%
German179%5%6%33%65%
Music137%5%31%33%69%
Physical Education126%11%0%24%75%
Drama116%7%0%27%36%
Polish53%1%84%
Turkish42%0%71%
Russian21%0%87%
Religious Studies11%31%32%
Chinese11%1%75%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management4281%
Health Studies4077%
Sports Studies1835%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1529%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1325%
Dance: General1223%
Speech and Drama612%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolCheshire EastEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study127
— of whom A level students521,842261,341
Average A level gradeCC+B-
Average points per A level entry30.4833.5835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCC+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects8%13%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

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

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology1733%20%
Mathematics1223%31%
Law1019%4%
Psychology815%23%
Chemistry612%17%
Geography612%10%
History612%13%
Media Studies612%4%
English Language4%
English Literature11%
Sociology13%
Politics6%
Further Mathematics5%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Art and Design1%
Computer Science5%
Drama2%
Product Design2%
Economics13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31121%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*917%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*713%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*612%
Applied SciencesVRQ Level 3
Music performance: GroupBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)

Other secondary schools in Cheshire East

Alsager School

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88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9

Brine Leas School

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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

Congleton High School

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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8

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.