Bmat Stem Academy is a mixed secondary free school in Harlow, Essex County Council, teaching 240 pupils aged 14 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in January 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 28.1 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 14 holidays and 1 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bmat Stem Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
S5 Inspection · Inspected 25 Jan 2023 · Published 20 Mar 2023
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bmat Stem Academy.

Bmat Stem Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Year 10 & Year 12 Start
  • 4 All Pupils Return
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6–10 Easter Holiday
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Year 10 & Year 12 Start Sep 3, 2025 Event
  • All Pupils Return Sep 4, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 6-10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
28.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1
15.3% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
20.64 A level average score England 35
46.5% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bmat Stem Academy with Essex County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 28.1 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Essex County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 28.1
Essex County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -18 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 15.3%
Essex County Council 43.1% England 45.4% -30.1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 20.8
Essex County Council 31.1 England 34.9 -14.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 11.8
Essex County Council 17.8 England 15.5 -3.7 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 37.6%
Essex County Council 21.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 85
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 20.64 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Essex County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 20.64
Essex County Council 34.68 England 35 -14.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 30
Attendance 46.5% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Essex County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 46.5%
Essex County Council 17.7% England 17.8% +28.7 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 14.3%
Essex County Council 6.9% England 6.8% +7.5 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Essex County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Essex County Council 92% England 92% -3 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 81%
Essex County Council 81% England 83% -2 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 97% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Essex County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 97%
Essex County Council 81% England 79% +18 vs England
Went to higher education 58%
Essex County Council 35% England 37% +21 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bmat Stem Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bmat Stem Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.