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Burnt Mill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
First Avenue, Harlow CM20 2NR · burntmillacademy.org · 01279 300555
On the mapSearch near CM20 2NR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 959
- 80% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Bmat Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 209 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 209 | 173 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 159 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 177 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 183 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 203 | 1 | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.2, and 44.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.09 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.6 | −6.8 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 59.9 | +8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Burnt Mill Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
- May 2019Monitoring visit
Nov 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jul 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (228 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 228
- 21% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 64 parents (28%) with SEND