Abbey College, Malvern

Abbey College in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, is a small boarding school providing education mainly for students from countries outside the United Kingdom. The present college was founded in 1979 by MA Kaveh on a site that had been used for education since 1874.[2][3]

Abbey College
Address
253 Wells Road

Malvern
,
Worcestershire
,
WR14 4JF

England
Coordinates52.0725°N 2.3329°W / 52.0725; -2.3329
Information
TypeIndependent, residential tutorial college
Established1979 (1979)
FounderMA Kaveh
PrincipalMalcolm Wood
Staff20 (Full Time)
20 (Part time)[1]
Age14 to 20
Enrolmentc. 100 [1]
Campus size70 acres (28 ha)
Websitewww.abbeycollege.co.uk

It is located on a 70 acres (28 ha) campus on the flanks of the Malvern Hills between Great Malvern and Malvern Wells.[4] The school is co-educational with around 100 students on its roll and specialises in pre-university education providing courses at GCSE, IGCSE, GCE AS Level, A-level, Foundation Level and English as a second or foreign language (ESOL).

In November 2015, an Ofsted report rated the overall experiences and progress of children and young people as ‘good’ and commended the “enabling and positive atmosphere in the college”. The report stated that “Young people’s progress, safety and welfare are central to the way in which academic and boarding services are arranged. There is a positive celebration of international boarding and the overall enabling culture of the college is a clear strength that benefits everyone.” [5]

In January 2014, Abbey College was fined £24,000 after pleading guilty to not reviewing existing fire risk assessments.[6] In September 2017, Malcolm Wood was installed as the college's new principal.[7][8]

References
  1. http://www.isbi.com/viewschool.asp?school=1533-Abbey_College ISBI Retrieved 8 August 2010
  2. School Location web page
  3. Abbey College in London and Malvern. British Boarding Schools Workshop. 2 October 2015.
  4. Ofsted inspection report 2006 Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 August 2010 Cache
  5. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC043035
  6. "One of Britain's top public schools fined after judge describes fire safety measures as 'woefully inadequate'". Daily Mail. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. "Colin Spicer Archived October 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine" ThePieJobs. 2 October 2015.
  8. "Staff profiles Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine' Abbey College website. 2 October 2015.


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