My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
25%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The Malling School
Foundation school — Secondary
ME19 6DH / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
41
Attainment 8
94%
parents recommend
🤝 Strong SEN support
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 41
- Progress 8
- -0.21
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 26.5%
94% of parents would recommend this school
150 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
29%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
60%Agree
33%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
13%Agree
8%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%Not applicable
69%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
53%Agree
34%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
57%Agree
17%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
45%No
55%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 68 parents
Strongly agree
75%Agree
16%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
69%Agree
26%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
26%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
67%Agree
26%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
73%Agree
25%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
78%Agree
21%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
69%Agree
25%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%25.6% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
25.6%
SEN support
16.3%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 8.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 7.6%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.1%
97.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 97.3%
44% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 82%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 44%
- Entered top-third university
- 12%
- Achieved a degree
- 53%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 12.2:1
- Overall absence
- 8.25%
- Persistent absence
- 24.05%
- English as additional language
- 1.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.9%
- White
- 92.1%
- Mixed
- 4.3%
- Asian
- 0.6%
- Black
- 1.6%
- Other
- 0.2%
White British89%
Other White2.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.6%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
White & Asian1%
White & Black African0.5%
Indian0.3%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Caribbean1.1%
African0.5%