| Motto | Unitate Fortiores (Stronger for Being One) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1547 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr Robert Williams |
| Founder | Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York |
| Specialism | Science and Mathematics |
| Location | Middlecave Road Malton North Yorkshire YO17 7NH England |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 121681 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 765 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Air, Earth, Fire, Water |
| Colours | Yellow, Green, Red, Blue |
| Website | www.maltonschool.org |
Malton School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school of some 760 students (in 2010), serving the market town of Malton and the surrounding area in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England.[1]
The school has a long history dating back to the end of the reign of Henry VIII. Its foundation document still exists, held in the archives of the Borthwick Institute for Archives in York.
Its last OFSTED inspection was in 2007, when the school received a good report, being noted as a "good and improving school".[1] The report describes the school as good with some outstanding features. In 2010, although the school was due for re-inspection, it was notified that this would not need to happen because an interim review established that "the school's performance had been sustained" and any inspection would be deferred.[2]
In May 2011, the school's governing body proposed to convert to an academy – renaming itself to Malton Grammar School – and also to convert to a faith based school, re-establishing a link with the Church of England broken in 1911.[3] The latter proposal was challenged by parents, who questioned its relevance to the school's science specialism and feared that it would permit teaching creationism and sex education from a religious perspective.[4]
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The school has had specialist science status since 2004, with four new science laboratories built as part of this new status. A community sports hall is currently being constructed on the school site, with usage shared between the school during the day and the community on an evening. The prospective opening is January 2011. Although an autonomous institution, the school works in partnership with the three other Ryedale secondary schools - Lady Lumleys, Pickering; Ryedale School, Nawton; and Norton College. Through the Ryedale partnership it provides applied learning Level 2 and Level 3 opportunities in curriculum Year 10 and Year 11. At Sixth Form level it offers a wide range of courses, enhanced by its partnership working with the other Ryedale schools.
Malton Grammar School was one of three grammar schools founded in 1547 by the Archbishop of York, Robert Holgate. (The other two were Archbishop Holgate's School in York, and Hemsworth Grammar School, near Wakefield.) It existed in Old Malton until 1904, when it closed temporarily, reopening in new buildings on Middlecave Road in 1911 as a mixed Grammar School. These 1911 buildings were designed by architect Walter Brierley, and are still in use, now referred to as the East Wing of the current school. The first headteacher was Ernest Loraine Watt, who was head until 1938, when Mr Thomas Arthur Williams took over following the untimely death of Mr Watt. The third head was Philip Taylor, fondly known as "Pip", who was in post 1951-1971.
Malton County Modern School was built on land adjacent to the grammar school in 1959. George Hanson was its only Headteacher during its 12-year existence.
The County Modern and Grammar School merged in 1971 to become Malton School, a comprehensive school. Philip Taylor was nominated as Head, but died within a few weeks of the school opening. John Gresswell, who had been appointed as deputy for the school's opening, became head, from 1971-1989. The fifth headteacher was David Roberts, whose time in office ran from 1989-2006. He was succeeded by the current head, Robert Williams.
A full archive of documents and photographs from the school's long past is maintained in the school, and electronically on the Maltonians website.[6]