Academy converter · Wiltshire

Malmesbury School

11–18Ages
1,438Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137308URN

Corn Gastons, Malmesbury, SN16 0DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

356 applications for 270 places · 21st of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.9of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

6th of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

356 applications · 270 places offered · 257 named it first

2026 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2014 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	270	356	1.3	257	0.95
Sep 2025	231	321	1.4	226	0.98
Sep 2024	240	335	1.4	233	0.97
Sep 2023	245	317	1.3	232	0.95
Sep 2022	240	326	1.4	228	0.95
Sep 2021	224	364	1.6	213	0.95
Sep 2020	246	334	1.4	238	0.97
Sep 2019	260	324	1.3	262	1.01
Sep 2018	258	349	1.4	247	0.96
Sep 2017	214	285	1.3	211	0.99
Sep 2016	223	301	1.4	220	0.99
Sep 2015	227	288	1.3	219	0.96
Sep 2014	225	283	1.3	222	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

247 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.96th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%6th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	247	49.9	51%	68%	–
2024/25	221	49.8	49%	73%	–
2023/24	266	51.8	55%	74%	+0.34
2022/23	253	52.1	59%	79%	+0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Malmesbury SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.3applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Sir William Romney's School
7.6 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Hardenhuish School
12.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Sheldon School
13.3 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Abbeyfield School
14.9 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
15.0 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Cirencester Deer Park School
16.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Bradon Forest School
16.5 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Thomas Keble School
17.0 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 47.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137308 · 865/4064
Trust: The Athelstan Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,384 pupils · 1,438 on roll
Free school meals: 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 17 August 2011
Replaced: Malmesbury School (URN 126452)
Address: Corn Gastons, Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources