Hall Mead School, Upminster

In 2026, pupils at Hall Mead School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.5 in Havering and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Havering and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.35: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.7, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 241 families put Hall Mead School as their first choice and 1064 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hall Mead School are The Coopers' Company and Coborn School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.1); Emerson Park Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.3); Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.5); and Gaynes School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.7).

Hall Mead School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hall Mead School is one of 6 schools run by Empower Learning Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43 in 2024/25.

Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 161 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 92 (8.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Hall Mead School has a SEN unit for autism: 22 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Upminster Underground Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Gardens (->n), 380 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hall Mead School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 77 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Havering (201).

In 2024/25, Hall Mead School issued 40 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hall Mead School are Engayne Primary School (0.5 miles), The James Oglethorpe Primary School (0.7 miles), Upminster Infant School (0.8 miles) and Upminster Junior School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.