Malvern College

Malvern College was founded in 1865 when the town was prominent as a spa. It opened with just two dozen boys and half a dozen masters. The railway was beginning to make travelling easier and the Malvern Hills were reputed to have health-giving qualities that London and the surrounding areas did not possess.

Malvern College is one of England’s great public schools, located in a glorious setting on the slopes of the Malvern Hills.

The school has a rich and distinguished history, yet we look to the future in seeking to develop outstanding young people with the skills, resilience and initiative to flourish in a rapidly changing global market place.

Malvern has a strong academic focus, with an enrichment programme that stimulates intellectual curiosity and academic breadth beyond the confines of exam criteria. This sits alongside a diverse co-curricular programme that promotes all-round personal development and a happy and healthy lifestyle.

Our staff are completely committed to the wellbeing of each individual child. They encourage pupils to be independent, take calculated risks, and adopt the ethos of service to others that underpins the school. We are known for excellent pastoral care and this is the foundation on which excellence in all other areas is built: in pupils’ academic and co-curricular achievements, and also simply in their interactions with those around them and the way that they approach the world with confidence.

The qualities define a Malvernian pupil long after they have left school and will equip them for life’s challenges and successes

We actively promote a set of well-tested values which we call the Malvern Qualities. We believe these qualities are a foundation for our transformational learning ethos and enable students to grow while they are with us. The qualities define a Malvernian pupil long after they have left school and will equip them for life’s challenges and successes. They become a solid bedrock for the future enabling pupils to adapt and succeed as they progress through the College.

Resilience
Do you respond positively to setbacks, and face challenges with confidence and good humour? Can you see failures as an inevitable part of learnir and improving who you are? Do you finish what you start?

Self-awareness
Do you understand your own strengths and weaknesses and are you reflective and take responsibility for yourself and your actions? Do you set yourself targets? Are you aware of the impression you create and display excellent manners accordingly?

Open-mindedness
Are you able to recognise and value a range of options? Are you receptive to new ideas? Can you see issues from a range of perspectives and do you embrace a global outlook?

Kindness
Do you look after others? Are you considerate and compassionate? Are you able to show appreciation of what others offer?

Collaboration
Are you working with others to bring about the greater good? Do you know when and how to include others? Can you make the most of the strengths and qualities of others?

Independence
Do you feel that you take responsibility for yourself? Are you self motivated?

Integrity
Are you true to your own belief and are you honest with yourself? Do you feel that you have a strong moral compass?

Risk-taking
Are you audacious and do you take risks to explore new experiences? Do you challenge yourself to do things you find difficult? Are you willing to try new things or do you prefer to stick to the orthodox? Are you resourceful in unfamiliar circumstances?

Curiosity
Do you pursue knowledge and understanding for its own sake? Do you seek to know more and explore new things? Do you ask lots of questions to enable you to deepen your understanding? Are you confident in the value of your interests?

Ambition
Do you wish to do the best you can and make the most of every opportunity afforded to you? Do you believe that effort will improve your future prospects? Do you let others hold you back?

Humility
Do you acknowledge that individual success often relies on team effort? Do you see that success is important but that it is not everything? Do you recognise that others may not be as privileged as you?