St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harlow, CM18 6AA
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road, Harlow, CM18 6RN
Local ranking55th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
800
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2023 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 141
A-Level Results
2023-24*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 16-18 Cohort
- 1
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 843
- Boys
- 477 (54%)
- Girls
- 403 (46%)
- Capacity
- 800 (110% full)
- SEND
- 14.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.0%
- EAL
- 19.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,760/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 63.9%
- White Other: 15.1%
- Black African: 7.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
63.9%
White British
15.1%
White Other
7.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 143697
- UKPRN
- 10083783
- Establishment No.
- 4019
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
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