OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Havering
Trust
EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,068
1,068 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
486
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
582
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Havering
19.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.7 pts
below England
School
14.6%
Havering
27.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Havering
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.1%
749
Any other White background
6.5%
69
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
31
African
2.8%
30
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
29
White and Asian
2.6%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.7%
253 of
1,068 pupils
2.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.1
10.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.35 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
5.68%
Havering
5.85%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.92 pts
lower than
England
School
13.89%
Havering
15.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.24 pts
lower than
England
School
1.56%
Havering
1.53%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.8%
16.4 pts
above England
Hall Mead School
108.8%
Havering
93.1%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.