Mark Hall Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 8 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
148423
Address
First Avenue, CM17 9LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
779 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.3%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.5%
Other White 9%
Unclassified 6.5%
Mixed 5%
African 4.1%
Other Black 2.7%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.2%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.93
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 18%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 33.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.98
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
ChemistryGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE35
English LanguageGCSE164
English LiteratureGCSE157
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE32
FrenchGCSE47
GeographyGCSE45
HistoryGCSE76
MathematicsGCSE164
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Mark Hall Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
193
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
134
2nd preference
138
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
134
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
157
85
72
Year 8
170
83
87
Year 9
161
80
81
Year 10
138
71
67
Year 11
153
83
70
Year 2023-2024

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