St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Harlow, Essex
CM18 6AA
Composite score
57.9

St Mark's West Essex Catholic School at a glance

Located in Harlow, Essex, St Mark's West Essex Catholic School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,082 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 46.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 61% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,474
National rank
#160
In East of England
#28
In Essex
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
39%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
61%
% EBacc grade 5+
25%
EBacc average points score
4.32

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,082 % FSM ever-6 22.1% % EAL 24.6% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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