Essex
Market Field School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.66
- Progress 8
- [-2.38, -0.94]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 54 | 0.6 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 47 | 0.7 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 39 | 1.7 | -1.66 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 48 | 1.6 | -1.57 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 33 | 2.5 | -1.77 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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School information
| URN | 143589 |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 5-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Ruth Whitehead |
| Trust | HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | CO7 7ET |
| Pupils | 502 |
| FSM eligible | 42.6% |
Contact and identifiers
School Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7ET
www.marketfieldschool.co.uk1206825195| DfE number | 7065 |
| UKPRN | 10061938 |
| Opened | 1 Dec 2016 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 13 Nov 2019 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 16 Oct 2019 |
| Publication date | 13 Nov 2019 |