Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Yerosimou
- Sponsor
- BMAT Education
- Constituency
- Harlow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 867
- URN
- 148423
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01279866280
About this school
Mark Hall Academy is a secondary academy in Harlow. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 867 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mark Hall 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 157 | 138 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.4 | 34.2 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.93 -1.16 to -0.70 | -0.82 -1.05 to -0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 18.5% | 29.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45.9% | 53.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 58% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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 Mark Hall 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | 43.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 748 |
| 2023/24 | 779 |
| 2024/25 | 843 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mark Hall Academy compares
Mark Hall Academy ranked 61st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 9.9% | 30.8% | 867 | — |
| Burnt Mill Academy | 45.2 | 8.6% | 31.3% | 959 | 1.0 miles |
| Bmat Stem Academy | 28.1 | 14.3% | 38.7% | 240 | 1.5 miles |
| Passmores Academy | 34.8 | 11.7% | 31.9% | 1,199 | 1.5 miles |
| St Mark's West Essex Catholic School | 46.3 | 6.7% | 22.1% | 1,099 | 1.5 miles |
| Sir Frederick Gibberd College | 44 | 8.8% | 29% | 880 | 1.9 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)
- 30.84%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.91%
- Persistent absence
- 32.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnt Mill Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Bmat Stem Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Passmores Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School1.5 miles
Secondary · Harlow
-
Sir Frederick Gibberd College1.9 miles
Secondary · Harlow
Other schools in Harlow
Mark Hall Academy ranks 5th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Harlow.
- Bmat Stem Academy Secondary
- Burnt Mill Academy Secondary
- Passmores Academy Secondary
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College Secondary
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School Secondary
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow Secondary
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primary
- Church Langley Community Primary School Primary
- Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Harlow Primary
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primary
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mark Hall Academy teach?
- Mark Hall Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Harlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Mark Hall Academy?
- The headteacher of Mark Hall Academy is Mr Michael Yerosimou, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mark Hall Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mark Hall 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 Mark Hall Academy?
- Mark Hall Academy has 867 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Mark Hall Academy full?
- Mark Hall Academy has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 867 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Mark Hall Academy a faith school?
- No. Mark Hall Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Mark Hall Academy part of an academy trust?
- Mark Hall Academy is part of BMAT EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mark Hall Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.4 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mark Hall Academy compare with other schools in Essex?
- Mark Hall Academy ranked 61st of 78 secondary schools in Essex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mark Hall Academy's absence rate?
- Mark Hall Academy's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mark Hall Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mark Hall 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.