St Mark's Church of England School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 116342
- Address
- Stafford Road, Shirley, SO15 5TE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 969 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.7%
- Girls
- 42.3%
- First language not English
- 42.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 25.9%
Other White 20.7%
African 11.6%
Other Asian 8.3%
Mixed 8.2%
Indian 8%
Other 6.6%
Pakistani 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingWell above average2.8
MathsWell above average3.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mark's Church of England School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 27 32 |
| Year 1 | 62 37 25 |
| Year 2 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 6 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 7 | 182 107 75 |
| Year 8 | 183 99 84 |
| Year 9 | 182 118 64 |