61%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
44%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
35%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
695.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
951
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Burnt Mill Academy · Secondary · Essex
Part ofBMAT EDUCATION
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
61%
-2pp
72%65%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
44%
-3pp
55%48%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
Attainment 8
45.2
+0.6
45.243.040.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.2
EBacc entry
35%
+4pp
60%38%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
EBacc APS
695.2
-40.7
919.4807.3695.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 695.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
951
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
First Avenue, Harlow, CM20 2NR
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 44% | 45.2 | Not applicable | 35% | 695.2 | 35% | 951 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 47% | 44.6 | -0.21 | 31% | 735.9 | 31% | 987 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 43% | 44.3 | -0.19 | 60% | 896.0 | 64% | 1,086 |
| 2021/22 | 72% | 55% | 40.7 | -1.24 | 16% | 762.6 | 37% | 1,108 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 40% | 44.3 | -0.13 | 30% | 919.4 | 63% | 1,163 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 47% | 45.1 | +0.09 | 2% | 744.8 | 8% | 1,155 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 47% | 49.1 | +0.49 | 34% | — | 50% | 1,127 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 951 | 18.7 | 16% | 18% | 31% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 987 | 17.4 | 12% | 17% | 30% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 1,086 | 18.0 | 13% | 17% | 29% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 1,108 | 19.0 | 10% | 18% | 30% | 6% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 1,144 | 16.2 | 11% | 18% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,163 | 16.0 | 14% | 14% | 31% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 1,155 | 12.7 | 10% | 11% | 32% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 1,127 | — | 8% | 8% | 33% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.