Marshalls Park Academy, Romford

In 2026, pupils at Marshalls Park Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.5 in Havering and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Havering and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below 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 37.1, against 48.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 220 families put Marshalls Park Academy as their first choice and 627 named it as one of their preferences, for 239 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Marshalls Park Academy are Bower Park Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 39.1); The Royal Liberty School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.8); The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.8); and St Edward's Church of England Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4).

Marshalls Park Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Marshalls Park Academy is one of 6 schools run by South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.6 in 2024/25.

177 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Marshalls Park Academy (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 57% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

In 2026, 144 pupils (12.3%) received SEN support and 26 (2.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Romford Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marshalls Park Academy (->s), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Marshalls Park Academy 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 320 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Havering (201), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Marshalls Park Academy issued 83 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Marshalls Park Academy are St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.5 miles), Parklands Primary School (0.5 miles) and Rise Park Infant School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.