Burnt Mill Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Harlow, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Burnt Mill Academy is a secondary school in Harlow, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 February 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Burnt Mill Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 173 first-choice applications for 209 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- There are 13.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.9 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- First Avenue, Harlow, CM20 2NR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 959 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils learn in a disruption-free environment where pupils behave well.”
- “They are keen to contribute to interesting lessons and have many opportunities to discuss and debate ideas.”
- “Pupils receive appropriate support, where they need it, as teachers regularly check what they know.”
To improve
- “Some pupils leaving school have not made the progress they should in some subjects.”
- “This is because of weaknesses in the previous curriculum that have now been addressed.”
- “Some pupils and parents still have worries about how issues such as bullying are followed up, as staff do not always communicate their actions well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.2 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 173 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 173 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Bmat Stem Academy 0.6 mi Good
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Mark Hall Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Passmores Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published