Hall Mead School

General Information

Address: Marlborough Gardens, Upminster, RM14 1SF
Phone: 01708225684
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Maria Ducker
Age range: 11-16 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 1068
School capacity: 982
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 148
% eligible for free school meals: 13.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Awaiting Data 2024/25

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN Unit

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 86 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 33 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 33 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 50.1
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #9 of 18 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#7Gaynes School50.7
#8Harris Academy Rainham50.4
#9Hall Mead School50.1
#10Redden Court School47.4
#11Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College45.5

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School62.2
#2The Coopers' Company and Coborn School58.2
#3Hornchurch High School54.0
#4The Campion School52.8
#5The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls51.4
#6The Royal Liberty School51.0
#7Gaynes School50.7
#8Harris Academy Rainham50.4
#9Hall Mead School50.1
#10Redden Court School47.4
#11Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College45.5
#12Emerson Park Academy44.7
#13Sanders Draper44.4
#14St Edward's Church of England Academy44.1
#15Marshalls Park Academy42.9
#16The Brittons Academy39.5
#17Drapers' Academy38.8
#18Bower Park Academy37.7

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 80.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language
Maths (General)
English Literature
Science Double Award
Spanish
Geography
Business Studies
History
Religious Studies
D & T
Sports Studies
Computer Science
Physics (General)
Media Studies
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Art & Design
Music Studies (General)
Speech & Drama
Food Technology
Statistics
Community Development
Russian
Italian
Polish
Turkish
Greek

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #1 of 13 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
#2Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Hall Mead SchoolOutstanding
#2Redden Court SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbs Cross Academy and Arts CollegeGood
#4Bower Park AcademyGood
#5Emerson Park AcademyGood
#6Gaynes SchoolGood
#7Marshalls Park AcademyGood
#8Sanders DraperGood
#9St Edward's Church of England AcademyGood
#10The Brittons AcademyGood
#11The Campion SchoolGood
#12The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolGood
#13The Royal Liberty SchoolGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,293 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #8 of 19 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College£8,384
#7The Brittons Academy£8,316
#8Hall Mead School£8,293
#9Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School£8,264
#10Emerson Park Academy£8,199

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Harris Academy Rainham£10,435
#2Hornchurch High School£9,401
#3Gaynes School£8,696
#4Drapers' Academy£8,655
#5Bower Park Academy£8,536
#6Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College£8,384
#7The Brittons Academy£8,316
#8Hall Mead School£8,293
#9Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School£8,264
#10Emerson Park Academy£8,199
#11The Royal Liberty School£8,140
#12Redden Court School£8,052
#13The Coopers' Company and Coborn School£7,994
#14Marshalls Park Academy£7,965
#15St Edward's Church of England Academy£7,935
#16Sanders Draper£7,851
#17The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls£7,758
#18The Campion School£7,492
#19Harris Rainham Sixth Form£550

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered