Malbank School and Sixth Form College
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Malbank School is a comprehensive
secondary school
and sixth form
in Nantwich
, Cheshire
with pupils of both sexes aged from 11 to 18.
, on the A534 and the Shropshire Union Canal
.
, first recorded in 1572, but believed to have been founded in around 1560. The original schoolhouse was in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
. In 1860 the school amalgamated with the Blue Cap Charity School, which was founded in around 1700, to form the new Nantwich Grammar School, and moved to 108 Welsh Row, where the former schoolhouse and headmaster's house still stands. In 1885, it combined with Acton
Grammar School, becoming Nantwich and Acton Grammar School or NAGS. It moved to its present site in 1921. The horses on the school coat of arms were added purely because of the NAGS acronym.
In 1960, the school celebrated its 400th anniversary, with the Duchess of Gloucester attending the school prize-giving on 18 November 1960. On the occasion, the Nantwich Guardian reported that the "school of ancient history had turned into one of the most up-to-date in the County, catering for all the widely varying needs of individual children."
In 2010, the school celebrated its 450th anniversary with a full school ceremony and visit from the Duke of Gloucester
on 26 April 2010.
Comprehensive
Comprehensive may refer to:*Comprehensive layout, the page layout of a proposed design as initially presented by the designer to a client*Comprehensive school, a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
and sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
in Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
with pupils of both sexes aged from 11 to 18.
Admissions
It is situated in the west of Nantwich, close to the boundary with HenhullHenhull
Henhull is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north west of Nantwich. For administrative purposes, it is combined with adjacent civil parishes of Acton and Edleston to form a total area of 765 hectares...
, on the A534 and the Shropshire Union Canal
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the Shropshire Union system and lie partially in Wales....
.
Sixth form
The Sixth Form, which has its own building within the school, attracts applicants mainly from Crewe and Nantwich but also has students from the surrounding Cheshire area. Students will normally take three to four A-levels, occasionally two, and receive the opportunity to undertake an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), but there are also limited BTEC courses which are intended be taken with certain A-level choices. Further information can be found in the college prospectus.Grammar school
Malbank School originates in three schools. The oldest is the original Nantwich Grammar SchoolNantwich Grammar School
Nantwich Grammar School, later known as Nantwich and Acton Grammar School, is a former grammar school for boys in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It now forms part of the mixed comprehensive school, Malbank School and Sixth Form College....
, first recorded in 1572, but believed to have been founded in around 1560. The original schoolhouse was in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Nantwich
St Mary's Church, Nantwich, is in the centre of the market town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It has been called the "Cathedral of South Cheshire" and it is considered by some to be one of the finest medieval...
. In 1860 the school amalgamated with the Blue Cap Charity School, which was founded in around 1700, to form the new Nantwich Grammar School, and moved to 108 Welsh Row, where the former schoolhouse and headmaster's house still stands. In 1885, it combined with Acton
Acton, Cheshire
Acton is a small village and civil parish lying immediately west of the town of Nantwich in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of...
Grammar School, becoming Nantwich and Acton Grammar School or NAGS. It moved to its present site in 1921. The horses on the school coat of arms were added purely because of the NAGS acronym.
In 1960, the school celebrated its 400th anniversary, with the Duchess of Gloucester attending the school prize-giving on 18 November 1960. On the occasion, the Nantwich Guardian reported that the "school of ancient history had turned into one of the most up-to-date in the County, catering for all the widely varying needs of individual children."
Comprehensive
Nantwich and Acton Grammar School became a comprehensive school in 1977. The name later changed to Malbank School and Sixth Form College. The Nantwich and Acton symbol still remains in the logo of the two horses' heads, an emblem found on many important school objects.In 2010, the school celebrated its 450th anniversary with a full school ceremony and visit from the Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester is a British royal title , often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England, the next in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; this current creation carries with it the...
on 26 April 2010.
Alumni
- Ben MillerBen MillerBennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
, comedian - Robert Nelson, Curator of Rob Nelson's Wheelbarrow Emporium
- Sophie Reade, winner of Big Brother 2009
- Ashley Westwood (footballer born 1990)Ashley Westwood (footballer born 1990)Ashley Roy Westwood is a footballer playing for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:He made his Crewe debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a second half substitute in the Football League One clash with Milwall at Gresty Road, which ended in a 1–0 loss...
, Crewe Alexandra footballer
Nantwich and Acton Grammar School
- Prof Alan Astbury, R. M. Pearce Professor of Physics at the University of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaThe University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
from 1983–2000, Rutherford Medal and PrizeRutherford Medal and PrizeThe Rutherford Medal and Prize is awarded once every two years by the Institute of Physics for "distinguished research in nuclear physics or nuclear technology."- History :...
1986, President of the International Union of Pure and Applied PhysicsInternational Union of Pure and Applied PhysicsThe International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of physics...
(IUPAP) from 2005-8 - Prof Harry Berry, Professor of Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of London from 1944–56
- John Boyer OBE, Chief Executive of the Zoological Society of LondonZoological Society of LondonThe Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
from 1984-8 - Roger Flemington, NatWest executive and President of the Chartered Institute of BankersInstitute of BankersThe ifs School of Finance, founded in 1879 as the Institute of Bankers, is a registered educational charity incorporated by Royal Charter...
(CIB) from 1991-2 - Dame Maeve FortMaeve FortDame Maeve Geraldine Fort DCMG DCVO was a British diplomat. During her posting as the United Kingdom's High Commissioner in South Africa from 1996–2000, she was the highest ranking female diplomat in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.-Early life:Born on 19 November 1940 in Liverpool, Maeve...
, High Commissioner to South Africa from 1996–2000, Ambassador to Mozambique from 1989–92 and to the Lebanese Republic from 1992-6 - Sir Kenneth MatherKenneth MatherSir Kenneth Mather FRS was a British geneticist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1949, and won its Darwin Medal in 1964....
CBE, geneticist, Professor of Genetics at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
from 1971–84 and 1948–65, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of SouthamptonUniversity of SouthamptonThe University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
from 1965–71 - Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
Leslie Moulton CB DFC, Station Commander of RAF Cosford from 1961-3 - Dr Ronald Newport, Head of the Daresbury LaboratoryDaresbury LaboratoryDaresbury Laboratory is a scientific research laboratory near Daresbury in Cheshire, England, which began operations in 1962 and was officially opened on 16 June 1967 as the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory by the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Harold Wilson...
(in Cheshire) from 1995-6 - Anthony TrickettAnthony TrickettAnthony Robert Trickett MBE is a Scottish doctor and currently Lord Lieutenant of Orkney.Trickett practiced in several hospitals in Manchester between 1964 and 1966, demonstrating then Anatomy at University of Manchester between 1966 and 1967. From 1967 to 1973, he was General Practitioner in...
MBE, Lord Lieutenant of OrkneyLord Lieutenant of OrkneyThis is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney.* Patrick Neale Sutherland Graeme 8 April 1948 – 26 September 1958* Robert Scarth 15 January 1959 – 18 May 1966...
since 2007 - Andrew WittyAndrew WittyAndrew Philip Witty is the chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline.-Early life:Witty attended Malbank School in Nantwich, and then gained a BA in Economics from the University of Nottingham.-Career:Witty joined Glaxo UK in 1985 as a management trainee...
, Chief Executive of GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
(world's 4th largest pharmaceutical company) since 2008 (school was comprehensive for his last five years) - Mike Wood, Labour MP for Batley and Spen since 1997