The Downs Malvern
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

The Downs, Malvern College Prep School, is a co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged two to thirteen years, set in the Malvern Hills. Founded in 2008 following the merger of The Downs Colwall and Malvern College Prep School, it is a charitable trust managed by a board of governors. The school is organised into three sections: pre-prep, juniors and seniors. The boarding house welcomes full, weekly and occasional boarders from Year 3, with some boarders joining from overseas. The school aims to provide a first-class education in a secure, caring and disciplined environment, enabling every pupil to fulfil their unique potential academically, creatively, physically, socially and spiritually. Pupils come from a range of professional and business backgrounds. The school supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including dyslexia and dyscalculia, and provides additional specialist help for those who need it. Classroom teachers support pupils for whom English is an additional language, and the curriculum is adapted for the most able pupils as well as those with special talents in music and sport.

Mobile phones not allowed at school. Pupils welcome to bring them but must be handed into reception upon arrival