The Malling School is a state-funded secondary school in Tonbridge and Malling, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,051 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,003.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (28 Mar 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 41.0 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 247 first-preference applications and 150 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 28 Mar 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 25 May 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 150 |
| First-preference applications | 247 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 616 |
| First-preference offers | 146 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 41 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 54.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 26.5% |
| EBacc entry | 48.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 20.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 11.1% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 49.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.5% |
| Further education college | 30.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% |
| Employment | 6.6% |
| Not sustained | 4.9% |
| Unknown | 1.6% |
Cohort: 182 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 93.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 44% |
| Further education | 4% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% |
| Employment | 32% |
| Not sustained | 12% |
| Unknown | 4% |
Cohort: 25 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 84%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
13.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.4% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 89.8% |
| White other | 3.1% |
| Mixed | 3.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Other | 0.4% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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