Schools in Malpas
Cheshire · Cheshire West and Chester · 5 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire West and Chester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Malpas (5)
- Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · SY14 8AP
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 72% expected (2025) - Bishop Heber High School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · SY14 8JD
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardAttainment 8: 54.6 (2026)98% of first choices got in - Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SY14 7BN
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 15% expected (2025)82% of first choices got in - Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · SY14 8PY
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 66% expected (2025) - Tilston Parochial CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · SY14 7HB
By type:Primary schools in Malpas (4)Secondary schools in Malpas (1)
5
4 primary · 1 secondary
1,738
89% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
1,961
223 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
54.6
GCSE Eng+Maths
65.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
182 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +46 primary and +33 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
70% occupied · 195 spare places
Secondary Schools
98% occupied · 28 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Malpas
How many schools are there in Malpas?
Malpas has 5 open schools: 4 state primary and 1 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Malpas?
None of the 4 graded schools in Malpas currently holds an Outstanding rating. 3 are rated Good, so 75% are 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.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Malpas have the best SATs results?
Of the 3 primary schools in Malpas with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (68% in reading, 76% in maths); Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School (67% in reading, 64% in maths); and Shocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School (29% in reading, 0% 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.
Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolMalpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolShocklach Oviatt CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Malpas?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Malpas selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Malpas have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Malpas have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council 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 Malpas?
Apply to your council - Cheshire West and Chester or Cheshire East, depending on your address - 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.