Mark Hall Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 4 2025 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
- 843 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 66.9%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 6.6%
African 6.3%
Unclassified 5.3%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.09
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 57 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 136 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
Mark Hall Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 106 111 |
| Year 8 | 171 90 81 |
| Year 9 | 170 83 87 |
| Year 10 | 146 78 68 |
| Year 11 | 139 69 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |