Mark Hall Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Essex
First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
32.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
867
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,080 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
146 of 146 families who put it first got an offer
195
Places offered
400
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 146 | 146 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 138 | 28 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 51 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 400 | 180 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Essex lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Yerosimou
- Address
- First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
- Phone
- 01279866280
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward / constituency
- Church Langley North & Newhall · Harlow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148423
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BMAT EDUCATION
867 pupils · 1,080 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 914 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
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 | 34.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.82 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 138 | — |
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 | 137 | 8% | 39% | 60% | |
| English Language | 137 | 8% | 35% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 136 | 5% | 40% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 116 | 3% | 24% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 16% | 45% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 69 | 23% | 57% | 61% | |
| History | 62 | 18% | 40% | 61% | |
| Design & Technology | 57 | 0% | 14% | 26% | |
| Physical Education | 50 | 4% | 18% | 28% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 44 | 5% | 18% | 34% | |
| Computer Science | 36 | 6% | 19% | 36% | |
| Statistics | 29 | 17% | 38% | 48% |
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.