Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Welsh Row, Nantwich, CW5 5HD
1,289 pupils · 93% of 1,384 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CORNOVII TRUST
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 232 | 218 | 490 | 232 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brine Leas School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Shavington Academy 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic High School 5.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Oaks Academy 5.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ruskin Community High School 6.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC 7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.