James Marks Academy is a county wide provision in Welwyn Garden City. It is part of the James Marks Academy Trust alongside Roman Fields Academy and Forest House Education Centre.  In 2018, Roman Fields was nominated for, and subsequently won, the National Autistic Society's most prestigious award for the education sector; their 2018 Excellence award. In 2024, Roman Fields received an Ofsted inspection confirming that it is "Outstanding" in all areas. 

In 2020, we received confirmation from the DfE that our bid to run a SEND free school, in Welwyn, had been successful. In April 2021, we 'academised' and the new James Marks Academy Trust was formed. The Roman Fields Academy was joined by Forest House Education Centre in September 2022, and in September 2023 the James Marks Academy opened on the Roman Fields site. We transferred to the new purpose-built site in September 2024. The school will continue its phased opening until 2026.

Please note – we will not have an Ofsted report that relates directly to the James Marks Academy until term 7 of operation. When reports are quoted on this site, these comments are directly attributable to Roman Fields and not our new academy.