St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Secondary school in Harlow, Essex. Good (Feb 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 February 2023, report published 26 April 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2027
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.4 milesBmat Stem Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
- 0.4 milesSir Frederick Gibberd College
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024)
- 0.9 milesBurnt Mill Academy
Good (Feb 2023)
- 1.0 milesPassmores Academy
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.0 milesStewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Requires improvement (May 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.