Hall Mead School
Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, RM14 1SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Maria Ducker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Empower Learning Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 982
- Pupils on roll
- 1,068
- URN
- 137197
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708225684
About this school
Hall Mead School is a secondary academy in Upminster. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,068 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hall Mead School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 212 | 210 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 50.9 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.36 to +0.04 | +0.35 +0.15 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 56.6% | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 74.1% | 74.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 82.5% | 84.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hall Mead School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Havering average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,059 |
| 2023/24 | 1,069 |
| 2024/25 | 1,066 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hall Mead School compares
Hall Mead School ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.1 | 5.7% | 13.3% | 1,068 | — |
| The Coopers' Company and Coborn School | 58.2 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 1,568 | 0.6 miles |
| Emerson Park Academy | 44.7 | 7.8% | 21.9% | 1,020 | 0.9 miles |
| Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | 62.2 | 5% | 12.9% | 848 | 0.9 miles |
| Gaynes School | 50.7 | 6% | 25.2% | 501 | 1.3 miles |
| The Campion School | 52.8 | 4.4% | 10.2% | 1,235 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.32%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 13.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School0.6 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
Emerson Park Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
-
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School0.9 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
Gaynes School1.3 miles
Secondary · Upminster
-
The Campion School1.8 miles
Secondary · Hornchurch
Other schools in Upminster
- Gaynes School Secondary
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School Secondary
- The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Secondary
- Branfil Primary School Primary
- Engayne Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The James Oglethorpe Primary School Primary
- Upminster Infant School Primary
- Upminster Junior School Primary
- Corbets Tey School Special schools
- Oakfields Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hall Mead School teach?
- Hall Mead School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Upminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Hall Mead School?
- The headteacher of Hall Mead School is Miss Maria Ducker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hall Mead School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hall Mead School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hall Mead School?
- Hall Mead School has 1,068 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hall Mead School full?
- Hall Mead School has capacity for 982 pupils and 1,068 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hall Mead School a faith school?
- No. Hall Mead School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hall Mead School a selective school?
- No. Hall Mead School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hall Mead School part of an academy trust?
- Hall Mead School is part of EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hall Mead School have?
- The schools register lists Hall Mead School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hall Mead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 50.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hall Mead School compare with other schools in Havering?
- Hall Mead School ranked 9th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hall Mead School's absence rate?
- Hall Mead School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hall Mead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hall Mead School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.