Hall Mead School

Hall Mead School demonstrates outstanding performance across all areas of education, with a strong commitment to fostering a positive school environment. The pupils take pride in their community and receive a broad and highly ambitious curriculum tailored to their needs, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The staff’s expertise, along with effective support mechanisms, enable pupils to thrive academically and socially, preparing them well for future endeavors. The leadership is highly regarded, with a clear focus on staff well-being and professional development contributing to the school’s success.

Strengths

• Exceptional commitment to fostering a safe and inclusive community.
• Highly ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that exceeds national expectations.
• Strong leadership with effective support systems for both staff and students.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored support and thrive in the learning environment.
• Robust personal development programs that include extensive mental health resources.
• High expectations for pupil behavior foster a calm and orderly school environment.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hall Mead School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at Hall Mead School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hall Mead School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.1% of pupils at Hall Mead School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 8.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 25 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hall Mead School received £9,502 and spent £9,402 for each of its 1,069 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £121,000 (-£113 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Empower Learning Academy Trust, income was £8,935 and spending £9,029 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Havering · Havering local authority: places and applications

Hall Mead School is part of Empower Learning Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Hacton Primary School Hornchurch
• Ardleigh Green Junior School Hornchurch
• Ardleigh Green Infant School Hornchurch
• The Brittons Academy Rainham
• Bower Park Academy Romford

What is Hall Mead School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hall Mead School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Hall Mead School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hall Mead School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Hall Mead School have?

Hall Mead School has 1,068 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hall Mead School cover?

Hall Mead School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Hall Mead School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.5, and 55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hall Mead School?

Hall Mead School is at Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1SF.