Secondary school in Nantwich, Cheshire East
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Welsh Row, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5HD
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1289
- Places
- 1384
- How full
- 93% full — 1289 of 1384 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 675 / 614
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cheshire East 050E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 44%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 64%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE CORNOVII TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: John Harrison
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward
- Nantwich North and West
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- URN
- 152168
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brine Leas SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 49.7 | 1.2 mi |
| Shavington AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47.8 | 3.2 mi |
| St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47.7 | 3.3 mi |
| The Oaks AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 35.4 | 3.5 mi |
| Ruskin Community High SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 37.9 | 3.9 mi |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTCUniversity technical college | No grade | 32.4 | 4.4 mi |
| Cheshire Studio SchoolStudio schools | Good 2023 | 24 | 4.4 mi |
| Sir William Stanier SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 28.4 | 4.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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