Marshalls Park Academy

Marshalls Park Academy has made a positive start as a new academy, achieving a 'Good' rating across various domains during its first inspection. The school's leadership has successfully fostered a strong sense of community and developed high expectations for student behavior and academic performance. Pupils feel safe and enjoy their time at school, reflecting strong engagement and pride in their educational environment. While overall performance is commendable, there are areas that warrant attention, particularly in the depth of curriculum offerings in certain subjects and the effectiveness of teaching in modern foreign languages and mathematics.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community among pupils and staff.
• High expectations for behavior and attitudes to learning.
• Commitment from leadership to improve educational outcomes.
• Improvements in pupil achievement across a wide range of subjects.
• Successful provision of extracurricular activities.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient depth in music, art, and design and technology subjects.
• Inconsistent teaching effectiveness in modern foreign languages and mathematics.
• Some gaps in pupil knowledge not fully addressed by teaching.

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 Marshalls Park Academy attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.5% 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, 3.9% of pupils at Marshalls Park Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Marshalls Park Academy had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% 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, 12.3% of pupils at Marshalls Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Marshalls Park Academy received £8,994 and spent £8,396 for each of its 1,178 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,307,000 (£1,110 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited, income was £8,131 and spending £7,874 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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Marshalls Park Academy is part of South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• William Edwards School Grays
• Stifford Clays Primary School Grays
• Deneholm Primary School Grays
• Orsett Heath Academy Grays
• Chadwell St Mary Primary School Grays

What is Marshalls Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marshalls Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Marshalls Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Marshalls Park Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Marshalls Park Academy have?

Marshalls Park Academy has 1,174 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marshalls Park Academy cover?

Marshalls Park Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Marshalls Park Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.5, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Marshalls Park Academy?

Marshalls Park Academy is at Pettits Lane, Romford, Essex, RM1 4EH.