The Malling School
Secondary schoolThe Malling School is a secondary school in Tonbridge and Malling, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,051 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Malling School was 39.3, against 53.0 in Tonbridge and Malling and 46.2 in England.
26.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.3 | 53.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26.6% | 54.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.6% | 72% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 158 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lift St James the GreatPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- More Park Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Brookfield Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 20231.3 km
- Lunsford Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Brookfield Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Ditton Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2019, before the school changed. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tonbridge and Malling
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).