St Mark's Church of England School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 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
- 779 (45% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.3%
- Girls
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 43.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 26.6%
Other White 20.9%
African 9.5%
Indian 9.4%
Other Asian 8.1%
Mixed 7.6%
Other 6.8%
Pakistani 4.1%
Bangladeshi 3.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
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 65%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mark's Church of England School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 35 25 |
| Year 1 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 3 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 6 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 7 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 8 | 181 121 60 |