The Malling School

Term dates

Foundation schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Kent council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Kent's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 247 families put this school as their first choice, and 150 places were offered. 146 of the families who put it first got a place (59%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 28 March 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1051 (capacity 1003)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

The Malling Holmesdale Federation

Phone

01732840995

Address

Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH

Website

themallingschool.kent.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports