Mark Hall Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · 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, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Mark Hall Academy is a secondary school in Harlow, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Mark Hall 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 134 first-choice applications for 155 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 21 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 38.9 (England 46).
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, CM17 9LR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 867 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Mark Hall Academy has created a clear vision built on the school’s values of ‘determination, confidence and respect’.”
- “Pupils demonstrate these values in their conduct around the school.”
- “They are respectful, kind and polite to each other.”
To improve
- “The school recognises the need to further raise expectations and the achievement of pupils, so that they achieve stronger outcomes and are prepared for their next stage of education or training.”
- “However, the methods chosen to deliver the curriculum are not always well matched to the curriculum aims or sufficiently adapted to meet the needs of pupils.”
- “As a result, pupils do not learn the intended curriculum well over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 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: 134 first-preference applications, 155 offers in total, 134 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.
- Burnt Mill Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bmat Stem Academy 1.5 mi Good
- Passmores Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Epping St John's Church of England School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ongar Academy 6.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published