Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
867 pupils · 80% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 27.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 March 2025, published 20 May 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 155 | 134 | 351 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 195 | 146 | 400 | 180 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 193 | 134 | 420 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 129 | 114 | 333 | 122 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 118 | 82 | 285 | 107 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 124 | 71 | 243 | 96 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Burnt Mill Academy 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bmat Stem Academy 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Passmores Academy 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 3.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 4.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.