- The co-ed day and boarding school Malvern College, the alma mater of CS Lewis, was founded in 1865 as a boys’ school. Its motto is Sapiens qui prospicit – “Wise is the person who looks ahead.”
- The qualities promoted by Malvern include resilience, collaboration and ambition.
- A wide range of co-curricular activities features the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme and the Combined Cadet Force, and there are clubs for those interested in everything from coding and debating to yoga and fashion.
- Students can study the IB Diploma at the school, which also operates five international institutions bearing the Malvern name, including in Tokyo, Egypt and Hong Kong.
- Scholarships for excellence in academic study, art, music, design, drama, photography and sport are available at 13-plus and sixth-form entry. Means-tested bursaries are also offered.
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