St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Essex council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 197 families put this school as their first choice, and 180 places were offered. 173 of the families who put it first got a place (88%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 22 February 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1099 (capacity 1120)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Brentwood

Academy trust

ST. MARK'S WEST ESSEX CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Phone

01279421267

Address

Tripton Road, Harlow, CM18 6AA

Website

st-marks.essex.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports