Marshalls Park Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Havering
Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4EH
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/01/2020
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,174
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
184 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
236
Places offered
609
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 184 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 164 | 42 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 129 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 609 | 236 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Havering lets families list 6 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Aylett
- Address
- Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4EH
- Phone
- 01708724134
- Local authority
- Havering
- Ward / constituency
- Marshalls & Rise Park · Romford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144094
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
1,174 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
30 April 2025
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong - 20
30 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,228 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
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 | 43.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 226 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 225 | 11% | 38% | 64% | |
| English Language | 225 | 16% | 53% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 224 | 16% | 55% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 204 | 17% | 49% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 187 | 2% | 23% | 45% | |
| Geography | 135 | 10% | 38% | 48% | |
| History | 94 | 11% | 35% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 91 | 16% | 43% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 80 | 9% | 31% | 49% | |
| Business | 76 | 7% | 30% | 43% | |
| French | 74 | 4% | 19% | 23% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 65 | 2% | 38% | 57% |
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.