The school has had a number of different House systems over the years, but it has always had houses.

Malton Grammar School had four houses: Carlisle, Fitzwilliam, Holgate, Willoughby, though until 1914 when numbers began to grow, only two of these, Fitzwilliam and Holgate, were in place.

Two trophies remain in school - the first a 1912 wooden shield, with winners from 1913-1931, the second a silver cup with winners from 1939-1970

I am not sure what happened during 1932-1939

Patricia Gorringe kindly e-mailed in 2010 to tell me the house colours: Carlisle, Fitzwilliam, Holgate, Willoughby

Malton County Modern houses were: ?

Malton School had four houses named after local abbeys: Byland, Kirkham, Rievaulx, Rosedale (colours provided by Carol Peters following an enquiry in 2010)

This changed to three houses as roll numbers reduced: local rivers this time, of Derwent, Rye and Seven

In 1999 it reverted to four houses: Air, Earth, Fire, and Water

1912-32House Shield

1939-70House Cup

2000-17House Shield

2018House Shield

20186th form shield

The House Shield pictured above was used from the start of the school (1912) until 1932. A couple of annual plaques are missing, but the rest give a list of winners for the first 20 years.

The D'Arcy Cup was used from 1939 until 1970, and engraved annually with the winning house name. There is a 1953 news clipping of Molly Wright and Chris Tyson holding the cup, as captains of Willoughby House.

In 2000 deputy head Steve Fearnley created a house shield, together with emblems for the four new houses. Coloured shields have been added annually to the main trophy.

In 2017 headteacher Rob Williams decided that with increasing rolls, there should be 5 houses, with tutor groups in each year forming a complete house group. He reverted to the 1911 names, and added Tudor as the 5th house, with silver as its colour. Steve Fearnley made a set of new shields, in memory of Sheila Pratt , who left a significant bequest to the school.

Read more about the current Malton School House system

MGS House competition 1912 - 1932

• 1912 Plate missing
• 1913 Holgate
• 1914 Holgate
• 1915 Holgate
• 1916 Fitzwilliam
• 1917 Holgate
• 1918 Plate missing
• 1919 Willoughby
• 1920 Carlisle
• 1921 Fitzwilliam

• 1922 Holgate
• 1923 Holgate
• 1924 Willoughby
• 1925 Carlisle
• 1926 Holgate
• 1927 Willoughby
• 1929 Fitzwilliam / Willoughby
• 1930 Willoughby
• 1931 Willoughby

MGS House competition 1939 - 1970

• 1939 Willoughby
• 1940 Willoughby
• 1941 Carlisle
• 1942 Willoughby
• 1943 Carlisle
• 1944 Willoughby
• 1945 Willoughby
• 1946 Holgate
• 1947 Willoughby
• 1948 Willoughby
• 1949 Willoughby
• 1950 Willoughby
• 1951 Holgate
• 1952 Willoughby
• 1953 Willoughby
• 1954 Willoughby

• 1955 Willoughby
• 1956 Willoughby
• 1957 Fitzwilliam
• 1958 Fitzwilliam
• 1959 Holgate
• 1960 Holgate
• 1961 Carlisle
• 1962 Fitzwilliam
• 1963 Carlisle
• 1964 Fitzwilliam
• 1965 Willoughby
• 1966 Fitzwilliam / Willoughby
• 1967 Willoughby
• 1968 Fitzwilliam
• 1969 Fitzwilliam
• 1970 Willoughby

Malton School House competition 2000 - 2017

• 2000 Air
• 2001 Earth
• 2002 Fire
• 2003 Fire
• 2004 Earth
• 2005 Air
• 2006 Water
• 2007 Water
• 2008 Water

• 2009 Water
• 2010 Air
• 2011 Air
• 2012 Air
• 2013 Air
• 2014 Water
• 2015 Air
• 2016 Air
• 2017 Air

Malton School House competition 2018 -

• 2018 Willoughby
• 2019 Fitzwilliam 20610
• 2020 Fitzwilliam 31532
• 2021 Fitzwilliam 26961
• 2022 Fitzwilliam

Year group winners 2018

• Year 7 Fitzwilliam
• Year 8 Carlisle
• Year 9 Willoughby
• Year 10 Willoughby
• Year 11 Fitzwilliam
• 6th form Willoughby