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Marshalls Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Pettits Lane, Romford RM1 4EH · marshallspark.org.uk · 01708 724134
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Havering 47.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.56 mi
- 2.50 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Havering Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,174
- 98% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Havering
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- 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 1.56 mi (2.50 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.71 mi (2.75 km). Source: Havering Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 220 families put the school first and 239 places were offered; 91% 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 | 239 | 220 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 194 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 205 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 236 | 212 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 208 | 0.9 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.56 mi2.50 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.71 mi2.75 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.53 mi2.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 32.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.92 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102345)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.3 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 56.6 | −8.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +2 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +4.7 |
Ofsted
Marshalls Park Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 177
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (19%) with SEND