The Downs, Malvern College Prep School
Brockhill Road, Colwall, Malvern, WR13 6EY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Nuttall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 117002
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684544100
About this school
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School is an independent school in Malvern. It teaches children aged 0 to 13 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Downs, Malvern College Prep School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Downs, Malvern College Prep School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1926, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Downs, Malvern College Prep School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 47
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Elms School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
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Abbey College in Malvern1.3 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
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Malvern College1.7 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
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Malvern St James2.3 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
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Bridge School Malvern2.3 miles
Special schools · Hanley Swan
Other schools in Malvern
- Abbey College in Malvern Independent schools
- Malvern College Independent schools
- Malvern St James Independent schools
- The Elms School Independent schools
- Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Malvern Primary School Primary
- Grove Primary School Primary
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School Primary
- Madresfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Downs, Malvern College Prep School teach?
- The Downs, Malvern College Prep School teaches children aged 0 to 13. It is an independent school in Malvern.
- Who is the headteacher of The Downs, Malvern College Prep School?
- The headteacher of The Downs, Malvern College Prep School is Mr Andy Nuttall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Downs, Malvern College Prep School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Downs, Malvern College Prep School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Downs, Malvern College Prep School?
- The Downs, Malvern College Prep School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 13.
- Is The Downs, Malvern College Prep School full?
- The Downs, Malvern College Prep School has capacity for 280 pupils and 220 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Downs, Malvern College Prep School a faith school?
- No. The Downs, Malvern College Prep School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Downs, Malvern College Prep School a selective school?
- No. The Downs, Malvern College Prep School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Downs, Malvern College Prep School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Downs, Malvern College Prep School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.