Following Malvern's prominence as a spa town in the earlier years of the nineteenth century, and the advent of the railway, the College was founded by a group of mainly local businessmen. It 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.
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At Malvern College a pupil’s education is not limited to the academic curriculum. Out of class the College has much to offer, and there are many opportunities to try new things. This counter-balance is known as the Co-Curriculum.
Within the Co-Curriculum we believe in taking the concept of caring for others out into the local community. Some of the activities undertaken under the aegis of Community Service (CS) benefit the school, (e.g. re-cycling, theatre help), but most serve the broader community and are aimed at responding to the needs of the local people.
We have liaised closely with Malvern Community Action, Age Concern, Malvern Hills Conservators and Malvern Hills Homeless Young Adults Trust. Additionally a successful venture has been the provision of foreign students who run language clubs in about a dozen local primary Schools. Read more...
