Marshalls Park Academy
Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4EH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Aylett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South West Essex Community Education Trust (SWECET)
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,174
- URN
- 144094
- Local authority
- Havering
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708724134
About this school
Marshalls Park Academy is a secondary academy in Romford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marshalls Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 229 | 235 | 226 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | 43.9 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.78 to -0.40 | -0.26 -0.45 to -0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 42.1% | 32.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 63.8% | 58.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 88.9% | 73.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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 Marshalls Park Academy 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 | 42.7 | 43.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,182 |
| 2023/24 | 1,183 |
| 2024/25 | 1,175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marshalls Park Academy compares
Marshalls Park Academy ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 8.4% | 28.9% | 1,174 | — |
| Bower Park Academy | 37.7 | 10.9% | 36.2% | 965 | 1.0 miles |
| The Royal Liberty School | 51 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 749 | 1.2 miles |
| The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls | 51.4 | 6.2% | 22.8% | 1,381 | 1.3 miles |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | 44.1 | 6.9% | 32.4% | 918 | 1.8 miles |
| The Warren School | 47.6 | 6.8% | 33.3% | 1,392 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 30 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.85%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.41%
- Persistent absence
- 23.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bower Park Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Royal Liberty School1.2 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
St Edward's Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Romford
-
The Warren School2.1 miles
Secondary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Marshalls Park Academy ranks 8th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Romford.
- Bower Park Academy Secondary
- Chadwell Heath Academy Secondary
- Drapers' Academy Secondary
- Redden Court School Secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Secondary
- The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Secondary
- The Royal Liberty School Secondary
- The Warren School Secondary
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Chadwell Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marshalls Park Academy teach?
- Marshalls Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Marshalls Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Marshalls Park Academy is Mrs Sarah Aylett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marshalls Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshalls Park Academy, 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 Marshalls Park Academy?
- Marshalls Park Academy has 1,174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Marshalls Park Academy full?
- Marshalls Park Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,174 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marshalls Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Marshalls Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Marshalls Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Marshalls Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Marshalls Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Marshalls Park Academy is part of SOUTH WEST ESSEX COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Marshalls Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.7 in 2022/23 and 42.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marshalls Park Academy compare with other schools in Havering?
- Marshalls Park Academy ranked 15th of 18 secondary schools in Havering for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marshalls Park Academy's absence rate?
- Marshalls Park Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshalls Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshalls Park Academy'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 10 July 2026.