St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harlow, CM18 6AA
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Bmat Stem Academy
Velizy Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3EZ
Local ranking76th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
14-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 29.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 14.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 38.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 88
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D
Avg A-Level Grade
20.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
20.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
30
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 24.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 93
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 266
- Boys
- 139 (58%)
- Girls
- 101 (42%)
- SEND
- 18.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.7%
- EAL
- 14.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.1%
- SEN Support
- 17.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 24.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,558/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
- 14.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 46.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.3%
- White Other: 11.2%
- Black African: 3.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Black Caribbean: 1.2%
73.3%
White British
11.2%
White Other
3.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Velizy Avenue
Harlow, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 145931
- UKPRN
- 10067321
- Establishment No.
- 4030
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
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