Burnt Mill Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Harlow, CM20 2NR
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Mark Hall Academy
First Avenue, Harlow, CM17 9LR
Local ranking70th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1080
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025 — 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 141
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 843
- Boys
- 427 (49%)
- Girls
- 440 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1080 (80% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.8%
- EAL
- 14.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,998/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
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 70.7%
- White Other: 9.0%
- Black African: 6.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Other: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Black Other: 1.4%
70.7%
White British
9.0%
White Other
6.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
First Avenue
Harlow, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 148423
- UKPRN
- 10087694
- Establishment No.
- 4035
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
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