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Hall Mead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Marlborough Gardens, Upminster RM14 1SF · hallmeadschool.com · 01708 225684
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.14 mi
- 1.84 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,068
- 86 over 982 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.14 mi (1.84 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.46 mi (2.35 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 241 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 241 | 1.2▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 227 | 1.1▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 267 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 191 | 243 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 199 | 238 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.14 mi1.84 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.46 mi2.35 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.37 mi2.21 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.1, and 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Havering it was 47.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲84.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 53.3 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Hall Mead School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 177
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (17%) with SEND