Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Mark Hall Academy

First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR

Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 March 2025.

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843
Pupils
27.4%
Free school meals
1 January 2021
Opened

About this school

Mark Hall Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Harlow. The school has 843 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 4 March 2025. The Headteacher is James Lynn. The school is administered by Essex local authority. It belongs to BMAT EDUCATION. It opened in 1 January 2021.

School details

Head
James Lynn
Trust
BMAT EDUCATION
Local authority
Essex
Gender
Mixed
URN
148423

Admissions

Applications for places at Mark Hall Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Essex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

38.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.82
Progress 8 · 2023-24
30%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
54%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.10
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
14%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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