Best Schools in Malton

How many schools are there in Malton?

Malton has 13 open schools: 11 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Malton are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Malton was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 9 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Malton get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Malton with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Malton School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.1 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Norton School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.7 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Malton SchoolNorton School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Malton have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Malton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Amotherby Community Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Norton Community Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (90% in reading, 68% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Amotherby Community Primary SchoolNorton Community Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Malton?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Malton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Malton have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Malton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Malton?

Apply to North Yorkshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.