Burnt Mill Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Harlow, East of England CM20 2NR · Essex
#233 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#1907 of 4,090 nationally
About Burnt Mill Academy
Burnt Mill Academy is a academy secondary located in Harlow, in the Essex local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 959 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 51.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 233rd of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (54th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (50th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 959; capacity filled 79.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 60.6%; ebacc average points 4.09.
There are 38 schools in Harlow; Burnt Mill Academy ranks 18th of 38 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)45.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)44.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)27.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Burnt Mill Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 959
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 79.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 45.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 44.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 60.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.09
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Burnt Mill Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Alban's Catholic Academy
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 86 m away
Freshwaters Primary Academy
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
413 students · 522 m away
Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
437 students · 820 m away
Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
443 students · 857 m away
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
362 students · 964 m away
Bmat Stem Academy
Harlow · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
240 students · 1.0 km away
Pemberley Academy
Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
207 students · 1.4 km away
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,099 students · 1.4 km away
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
867 students · 1.6 km away
Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School
Old Harlow · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Reepham High School and College
Norwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
959 students
Goldington Academy
Bedford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
958 students
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford · Academy secondary · Ages 9–13
962 students
Loreto College
St Albans · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
952 students
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
967 students
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
968 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Burnt Mill Academy a good school?
Burnt Mill Academy has a Success Index (England) of 51.4 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #233 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Burnt Mill Academy rank in East of England?
Burnt Mill Academy ranks #233 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #1907 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Burnt Mill Academy?
Burnt Mill Academy had 959 students in 2025.
Is Burnt Mill Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Burnt Mill Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Burnt Mill Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Burnt Mill Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.