Market Field School

State-Funded School

market-field-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Harwich and North EssexConstituency

CO7 7ETPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Market Field School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 519 pupils. Market Field School is part of HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.7
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

519

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 519
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

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.