Burnt Mill Academy

State-Funded School

burnt-mill-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM20 2NRPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Burnt Mill Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 959 pupils. Burnt Mill Academy is part of BMAT EDUCATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.09

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

959

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 959
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BMAT EDUCATION

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Dec 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.