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Malvern College
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Location
Map
Great Malvern
,
Worcestershire

England England
Information
TypeIndependent school
MottoSapiens qui prospicit
(Wise is he who looks ahead)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1865
PresidentThe Lord Bishop of Worcester
Chairman of the College CouncilIan MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth
Incoming HeadmasterAntony Clark, MA (Cantab)
StaffCirca 100
GenderCoeducational
Age13 to 18
Houses10
Colour(s)Green & White    
PublicationThe Malvernian
ChaplainThe Rev. Andrew Law
School SongCarmen Malvernense
Former PupilsOld Malvernians

Malvern College is a coeducational English public school, founded in 1865. It is located in Malvern, Worcestershire. It is not to be confused with Malvern Girls' College, which is a separate school.

History

The school opened in January 1865 to two dozen boys and half a dozen masters. Initially, there were two Houses but expansion was rapid and by 1877 there were six Houses and 290 boys.

Further expansion of pupil numbers and buildings continued after the Great War, but during the Second World War the College suffered more than any other comparable independent school, being twice ejected and shrinking to half its former size. Required to make way for the Admiralty between October 1939 and July 1940, it found a temporary home at Blenheim Palace. The College underwent a further period of exile from May 1942 to July 1946. Ordered out at one week's notice, the school was housed with Harrow School. The College's premises were then occupied by the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE), and the modern QinetiQ and DSTL are still sited on former College land.

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Until 1992, it was an all boys' school, taking boys from 13 to 18 years old. In 1992, it merged with Ellerslie Girls’ School and Hillstone prep school to become coeducational with pupils from 3 to 18 years old.[1] In September 2008, it will merge with The Downs prep school on The Downs' existing site in Colwall.[2]

Present-day

Malvern College is one of the only schools in the country to offer Debating as a subject to Foundation Year (year 9 pupils). The other being Dulwich College.

Malvern enjoys a friendly rivalry with Shrewsbury School.

Year Names

Foundation Year (traditionally Shell A and Shell B) -Year 9 Remove -Year 10 Hundred -Year 11 Lower Sixth -Year 12 Upper Sixth -Year 13

Houses

Malvern is considered a bit of an oddity, in that the names of houses are numbers (1-9) with the exception of School House. There are six boys and four girls houses. Nine are situated on the school's campus while House 7, uniquely lies further out close to the school's '9 acre' field.

  • No.1- Red and white (boys)
  • No.2- Blue and white (boys)
  • No.3- Light Blue (girls)
  • No.4- Maroon (girls)
  • No.5- Black and white (traditionally Red and Black) (boys)
  • No.6- Yellow (girls)
  • No.7- Black and purple (boys)
  • No.8- Pink (girls)
  • No.9- Black and green (boys)
  • School House (SH)- Black, Blue and Purple (boys)

Planning permission has been granted for the building of an additional two houses.

School terms

  • Maincol- The main school building
  • Big School- School hall
  • The Grub- tuck shop
  • The Longy- Sixth-form common-room
  • The Senior- The 1st XI Cricket pitch
  • The Junior- The 2nd XI Cricket pitch
  • The Twenty two- 2nd XI Cricket
  • The Griffins- 2nd XI Football
  • Chapel Prefect- Head of School
  • Earny- punishment where pupils get up at 6.30am to help the caretaker with chores
  • Tardy- punishment where pupils must sign a book at mainschool at 7.30am before breakfast and *then return to their houses
  • Sinbin- 2 hour detention on a saturday night
  • Mem lib - Staff Room

Innovations

The school has played a significant role in the development of educational projects. In 1963 it was the first independent school to have a language laboratory, it pioneered Nuffield Physics in the 1960s, Science in Society in the 1970s, and the Diploma of Achievement in the 1990s.

Also at the beginning of the 1990s, Malvern College became one of the first schools in Britain to offer the choice between the International Baccalaureate and A-Levels in the Sixth Form.

Each summer the staff and some older pupils run a summer school, Young Malvern, which incorporates many sports, activities and learning experiences.

Notable alumni

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Statue of St George by the Main Building
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