Mark Hall Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 9 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
- Website
- www.markhallacademy.org
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
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 154 |
| French | GCSE | 91 |
| Geography | GCSE | 72 |
| History | GCSE | 72 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 155 |
Admissions
Mark Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 70.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.2% |