Burnt Mill Academy
Secondary schoolBurnt Mill Academy is a secondary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 959 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Burnt Mill Academy was 47.2, against 40.7 in Harlow and 46.2 in England.
49.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Harlow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 40.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.1% | 34.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.3% | 55.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 173 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Alban's Catholic AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)90 m
- Freshwaters Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Tany's Dell Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), February 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Harlow CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file940 m
- The Downs Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Harlow
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).