James Marks Academy
Special schoolJames Marks Academy is a special school in Welwyn Hatfield, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 62 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Commonswood Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Holwell Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Creswick AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2022, before the school changed. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Ludwick Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, February 20231.6 km
- Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Welwyn Hatfield
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.