Hall Mead School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, RM14 1SF
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
13.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,068
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
982 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
159 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
1013
Total applications
5.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 159 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 327 | 39 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 205 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 254 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1013 | 200 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 83 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Ducker
- Address
- Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, RM14 1SF
- Phone
- 01708225684
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Cranham · Hornchurch and Upminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137197
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
1,068 pupils · 982 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,087 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 84.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 203 | 20% | 60% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 202 | 22% | 60% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 200 | 16% | 64% | 80% | |
| Spanish | 177 | 10% | 38% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 177 | 15% | 48% | 73% | |
| Geography | 155 | 29% | 61% | 75% | |
| Business | 66 | 27% | 53% | 79% | |
| History | 63 | 52% | 81% | 87% | |
| Religious Studies | 52 | 33% | 83% | 88% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 42% | 84% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 39 | 26% | 69% | 85% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 46% | 69% | 77% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Havering council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.