Bmat Stem Academy
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Essex
Velizy Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3EZ
43
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/01/2023
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
85.7%
46.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
240
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Mitesh Thaker
- Address
- Velizy Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3EZ
- Phone
- 01279621570
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Little Parndon & Town Centre · Harlow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145931
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BMAT EDUCATION
240 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils
Attendance
85.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
46.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 29.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 18% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.10 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 28.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 15.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 36.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.15 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 85 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.64 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
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 | 92 | 10% | 35% | 57% | |
| English Language | 85 | 0% | 16% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 85 | 1% | 18% | 36% | |
| Combined Science | 66 | 3% | 26% | 50% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 46 | 0% | 4% | 15% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 9% | 22% | 31% | |
| Business | 39 | 0% | 13% | 36% | |
| Computer Science | 31 | 3% | 10% | 19% | |
| Statistics | 29 | 10% | 72% | 76% | |
| Russian | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 16 | 0% | 0% | 19% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 0% | 13% | 20% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Mathematics (Statistics) | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20719: Bmat Stem Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Essex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.