Mark Hall Academy

Mark Hall Academy (formerly Mark Hall School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Harlow, Essex, England.

Mark Hall Academy
Address
First Avenue

Harlow
,
Essex
,
CM17 9LR

England
Coordinates51.7788°N 0.1307°E / 51.7788; 0.1307
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspire, Endeavour, Achieve
Established1954
Department for Education URN139271 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalManjit Hazle
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Colour(s)Black, Light Blue, Gold
Websitewww.mha.attrust.org.uk

In September 2013 the school converted to an Academy with Corinne Franceschi as its first Principal and Allan Osborne as Associate Principal.

Academic performance and Ofsted

In 2012, 25% of all pupils attained five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and Maths. This is a decrease of 18 percentage points since 2011. The school was subsequently put into special measures by Ofsted.[1] In 2013 this figure was at 27% and, after the school became an academy, improved to 38% in 2014 and 46% in 2015.

Ofsted visited the Academy in May 2016 and awarded the 'Good' grade with outstanding behaviour. The leadership of the Principal was described as inspirational.[2] The Academy's 2016 GCSE results showed a Progress 8 score of -0.08, which is in line with the national average. 51% of pupils earned grades A* to C in GCSE English and Maths.[3]

The Academy was rated 'Inadequate' following an inspection in March 2020. The report noted high staff turnover, "weak teaching" and a failure by "too many" teachers to effectively manage the behaviour of their pupils. Additionally, the school's provisions for safeguarding were described as "not good enough to keep pupils safe."[4]

See also
  • List of secondary schools in Essex

References
  1. https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2163323/urn/115213.pdf
  2. enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (1 September 2018). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. "Mark Hall Academy - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50152660. Missing or empty |title= (help)



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