Mark Hall Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM17 9LRPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 867 pupils. Mark Hall Academy is part of BMAT EDUCATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.1

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

867

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 867
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BMAT EDUCATION

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
28 Jun 2020	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.