# St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

St Mark's West Essex Catholic School is a secondary school in Harlow, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,099 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137058. [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,099
- Council: Harlow
- URN: 137058

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Mark's West Essex Catholic School was 50.0, against 40.7 in Harlow and 46.2 in England.
48.3% 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 | 50.0 | 40.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.3% | 34.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70.7% | 55.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 174 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [William Martin Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-martin-church-of-england-junior-school-e145726): 480 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harlow Fields School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlow-fields-school-and-college-e131838): 570 m. Special. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [The Downs Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-downs-primary-school-and-nursery-e146157): 600 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bmat Stem Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bmat-stem-academy-e145931): 630 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 29.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sir Frederick Gibberd College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-frederick-gibberd-college-e143697): 660 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harlow College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlow-college-e130676): 730 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137058)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137058)

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